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A model wears a creation as part of the Balmain Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Paris. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Balmain's whimsical show meets Courrèges' minimalism in Paris

At Paris Fashion Week, Olivier Rousteing opened Balmain’s show with an audacious angular micro-gown—a glittering number featuring peaked shoulders, humped hips, and a massive clasping hand motif

By THOMAS ADAMSON
Published - Sep 25, 2024, 06:32 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:54 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Olivier Rousteing opened Balmain’s Wednesday show at Paris Fashion Week with an audacious angular micro-gown — a glittering number featuring peaked shoulders, humped hips and a massive clasping hand motif. It was clear from the start: this season’s Balmain was not going to be a study in subtlety.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Di Felice’s latest offering for Courrèges took the audience into a futuristic world.

Here are some highlights of Wednesday's shows:

Balmain’s eyes, shoulders and a dash of chaos
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