There is perhaps no city in the world more closely associated with fashion than Paris. The City of Light was the birthplace of haute couture in the 1800s, and its ever-so-chic history continues to this day. Paris Fashion Week 2025 is upon us, and the most fashionable celebrities, tastemakers, and industry VIPs are flooding the cobblestone streets to take in the shows and parties, see what’s heading down the runway, and be seen in the front row, dressed to the nines.
This edition of Paris Fashion Week is especially important thanks to a bevy of recent creative director changes, a veritable musical chairs in an industry where people tend to hold onto their jobs at the top for decades at a time. There’s Jonathan Anderson at Dior, of course, and Proenza Schouler co-founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez filling his vacant seat at Loewe. Matthieu Blazy took a new job at Chanel, and Demna went from Balenciaga to Gucci, with former Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli taking the reins at Balenciaga. There’s plenty of to see—and gossip about at cocktail parties—at this Fashion Week in particular.
Paris Fashion Week officially kicked off on September 29, and concludes October 7. From Chanel to Zimmerman, and everything in between, the world’s foremost fashion designers will be showing their latest collections, with the A-List topping their guest lists.
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Dave Benett
Helen Mirren at Stella McCartney on September 30, 2025
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Pascal Le Segretain
Paris Jackson at Stella McCartney on September 30, 2025