5 stand-out shows at Paris Fashion Week AW24 – so far: from Dior’s graffiti logos and Saint Laurent’s sheer tops, to Chloé’s 1970s femininity, Rick Owen’s knit dresses and Undercover’s daywear

Mar 1 , 2024

Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2024 featured established maisons like Dior and Chloé (pictured) as well as American-born, Paris-based designer Rick Owens. Photo: EPA-EFE

From February 26 to March 5, the French capital is buzzing with the fashion world attending shows from legacy houses like Dior and Schiaparelli, to independent designers

Olivia Wilde rocked Saint Laurent’s sheer top while Rick Owens designed in response to ‘the barbaric times’ we live in; meanwhile, Chloé’s newly appointed Chemena Kamali celebrated 1970s femininity

Paris Fashion Week has just begun, but it has already delivered some great moments.

From legacy houses such as Dior and Saint Laurent to independent designers and everything in between, not a day has gone by without something to delight showgoers.

Quintessentially Parisian looks from Isabel Marant’s autumn/winter 2024 collection shown during Paris Fashion Week in Paris. Photo: AFP

Rabanne’s Julien Dossena, for instance, keeps reinventing the label known for its shiny chain mail and disco vibe. This time around, he did it with a preppy take on all that shine and sparkle.

Designers such as Isabel Marant, meanwhile, never fail to distil the essence of the chic Parisian aesthetic that has come to define French fashion and influence the daily wardrobes of cool girls around the world.

A menswear-inspired look at Schiaparelli autumn/winter 2024. Photo: AP

For a heavy dose of glamour, you can always rely on Schiaparelli, the Paris-based brand revived by Tod’s Diego Della Valle and now helmed by American Daniel Roseberry. For autumn/winter 2024, the Texas-born designer toned things down a notch with more daywear at the historic brand, which has become a red-carpet darling and is best known for its showstopping couture creations.

A denim outfit from Schiaparelli’s autumn/winter 2024 collection shown in Paris during fashion week. Photo: AP

Here, in chronological order, are five highlights from the shows so far.