lifestyle WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

FASHION What to look out for at Paris fashion week

aris fashion week started yesterday with dizzying ture house of them all. The 45-year-old takes over from Alber changes at the top of some of the most famous brands. Elbaz, who was fired in October 2015 after 14 years at the head PSaint Laurent, Dior and Lanvin all have new artistic direc- of the label, in a move that caused dismay at the time. tors who will be putting on their first shows in their new roles. The label’s redoubtable Taiwanese owner businesswoman With more than 90 runway shows and dozens more presen- Shaw-Lan Wang has now turned to Jarrar, and her pure, ele- tations behind closed doors over nine days, the spring-sum- gant lines are likely to mark Lanvin’s show on Wednesday. mer ready to wear collections promise to be the most scruti- Jarrar, whose parents came from Morocco, worked her way up nized for some time. Here is our guide to the shows to watch through and Christian Lacroix before launching her out for: own label in 2010.

Saint Laurent after Slimane Dior’s Italian job How will Anthony Vaccarello face up to the massive chal- But perhaps the week’s biggest moment will be Italian lenge of filling Hedi Slimane’s Chelsea boots at Saint Laurent is designer Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut show on Friday at Dior as the question on many fashionistas’ lips. Slimane, the man cred- the first woman ever to lead the house. The 52-year-old helped ited with reviving skinny jeans, brought the French label a revive Valentino with her creative partner Pierpaolo Piccioli whole new younger generation of fans, drawn by his grungy before leaving him to run the Roman brand alone this summer. rock star chic. Like the Belgian Raf Simons who she succeeded, hers is a Nor is Vaccarello a slouch when it comes to sass. The 36- sober, restrained aesthetic with romantic flourishes, very much year-old Belgian has developed a sexy, leggy, asymmetrical in contrast to the flamboyant theatrics of John Galliano’s time style since he first came to fame with a collection inspired by at the helm. Simons has since moved on to the more mass the Hungarian-Italian porn actress turned politician la market Calvin Klein. Cicciolina. And he showed he could do rock with the best of them with his designs for the younger Versus Versace label. Leonard’s new face Like Slimane, he has a taste for black. And in a sign that he is French designer Christine Phung is the other new arrival of prepared to sink all his creative energy into Saint Laurent, the week. The 37-year-old, who has her own prize-winning Vaccarello has put his own brand on hold. All will be revealed label, will give her first show for Leonard next Monday. at the Saint Laurent show on Tuesday evening. Leonard, which was founded by Daniel Tribouillard in 1958, and is known for its floral prints, has seen a succession of Jarrar at Lanvin designers in recent years. — AFP The popular French designer Bouchra Jarrar debuted yesterday at the head of Lanvin, the oldest Paris cou-

Models present creations for Liselore Frowijn during the 2017 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show yesterday in Paris. — AP/AFP photos

Models present creations for Paule Ka.