Givenchy, Tom Ford and Alaïa Are Highlights of the Paris Provisional Schedule
PARIS — Make the most of February because come March 3, you’ll need to be in top form for the fall 2025 edition of Paris Fashion Week.
According to the provisional calendar released Monday by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, there will be a total of 109 events spread between March 3 and 11.
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Opening the season will be the graduate collections of the Institut Français de la Mode at 3 p.m. while Saint Laurent will cap off the fall 2025 season with a show at 8 p.m. March 11.
While the nine-day schedule broadly keeps the configuration of previous seasons, with cornerstones such as Dior, Valentino, Chanel and Miu Miu in their usual spots, there are two notable changes.
Stella McCartney will show on March 5 at 4 p.m. while Louis Vuitton has moved to the Monday, taking the 8 p.m. time slot.
Leading the newcomers to the Paris schedule is Alaïa, who will show on March 4 at 7 p.m., after previously showing at the cusp between men’s and couture weeks.
Another bold-face name making its Paris debut is Tom Ford. The fashion house’s 7 p.m. show on March 5 will mark the debut of creative director Haider Ackermann, who took up the position in September.
Meanwhile, Givenchy will unveil the first designs of its new creative director Sarah Burton on March 7 at 11:30 a.m.
Later that day at 5:30 p.m., Kenzo will unveil Nigo’s fall 2025 womenswear, after announcing in January it would uncouple its coed showcases for this season before returning to a coed format next June.
Changing formats is Loewe, who said it would “explore a new multidisciplinary format” for the presentation of its men’s and women’s collections on March 10 after sitting out the January shows.
Other arrivals for fall 2025 include Burç Akyol, who previously showed during menswear; Christopher Esber, who is graduating from a presentation slot, and 2024 LVMH Prize for Young Designers winner Hodakova, who is also moving on to the runway schedule for the first time.
They will be joined by returnees that include Coperni, Marine Serre and Ludovic de Saint Sernin, who most recently took a turn as guest couturier for Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as Off-White, Undercover and Véronique Leroy.
Absent names for now include Mugler, Vêtements and Carven, following the departure of Louise Trotter. It is understood Vêtements plans to be back on the September schedule.
Joining the official presentations schedule are Icicle, the 18-year-old stablemate of Carven under the umbrella of Paris and Shanghai-based ICCF Group; Loulou de Saison, the label formerly known as Loulou Studio that was launched in 2019 by fashion consultant and influencer Chloé Harrouche, and Matières Fécales, created by Canadian couple Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, who fronted a campaign for Converse x Rick Owens sneakers.
Also among presentations returnees are Benjamin Benmoyal and Róisín Pierce.
For Pascal Morand, executive president of the FHCM, the wealth of events and names on the calendar is “the sign of the indisputable attraction [of the Paris Fashion Week] given the number of returns and new brands on a rich and diverse calendar.”
He also highlighted that the ecosystem’s health was also attested by the number of events that aren’t necessarily mentioned on the official schedule, including dinners and events led by other cultural institutions.
Asked about the apparent fluidity between the men’s and women’s schedules, the federation executive said such changes were part of “a wider logic of movement” while concerning “a small minority” of labels. Still, both the men’s and women’s fashion weeks keep their own and strong identity.
“We are in a state of innovation, of mutation where things are not set in stone,” the federation executive continued. In recent years, he pointed out that presentations had seen their footing upgraded, particularly in the wake of COVID-19, which pushed evolutions on the FHCM’s digital platforms.
Having more brands taking advantage of presentation slots and the ensuing “scenographic freedom” is “an added factor of vitality, of movement,” Morand said. “It can never be entropy.”
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