Wearing underpants in the streets to muted colour schemes: The highs and lows of Paris Fashion Week spring-summer 2024

Wearing underpants in the streets to muted colour schemes: The highs and lows of Paris Fashion Week spring-summer 2024

Here are some highs and lows from Paris Fashion Week shows in the French capital, the climax of a hectic month of fashion weeks in London, New York and Milan.

From wearing your underwear in the street to the very muted colour schemes of big brands, some trends stood out from the spring-summer 2024 womenswear collections at Paris Fashion Week that ends on Tuesday. Here are some highs and lows from 11 days of shows in the French capital, the climax of a hectic month of fashion weeks in London, New York and Milan.

Underwear is outerwear

Get used to walking around in your underpants if you want to stay trendy next spring. Already a popular look for celebs like Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, it was everywhere in Paris this week.

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Stella McCartney‘s billowing silk tops were worn over crystal-encrusted undies, Victoria Beckham had outfits that were little more than nightdresses, or swimsuits and socks, while Dries Van Noten had leopard-skin swimsuits under trench coats.

Sombre summer

A lot of designers were keen to drain the colour from spring and summer.

Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, Victoria Beckham and hyped newcomer Peter Do were among the many brands with muted, often monochrome palettes.

Some observers were dismayed and also felt there was a lack of innovation.

“Where are your colors? Where are your ideas, except those that come from archives?” chided veteran fashion watcher Cathy Horyn, now of New York Magazine’s The Cut.