Paris Fashion Week kicks off with fresh faces and a new era of luxury style


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A model presents a Saint Laurent design at the Spring/Summer 2026 Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

Shows by Saint Laurent and Weinsanto kicked off a hotly anticipated Paris Fashion Week on Monday (Sept 29) following a blockbuster celebration in Milan of Giorgio Armani, who died earlier in September.

With Milan Fashion Week wrapped up, attention switched to Paris where the Spring/Summer 2026 season is set to underline the changing of the guard underway in the top ranks of the global luxury clothing industry.

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