In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

Also Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Miu Miu [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( BoF FASHION WEEK Welcome to BoF's Fashion Week Newsletter With fashion month coming to a close, BoF brings you a final round-up of the key Paris shows. To explore our complete coverage of the Spring/Summer 2019 season, visit [BoF Fashion Week](. Don't forget, reviews by Tim Blanks are available exclusively to BoF Professional members. Sign up for [BoF Professional here.]( [In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy]( BY Angelo Flaccavento [While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.]( [Read Reviews & See Collections]( [Obsession and Ambiguity at Louis Vuitton]( BY Tim Blanks [Nicolas Ghesquière said his new collection gathered together all his obsessions — one of them being “to empower women." But when he added that it was “not a narrative collection," he highlighted its simultaneous strength and weakness.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [At Chanel, Barefoot Dreams]( BY Tim Blanks [When the models kicked off their Perspex-heeled mules and splashed down the shoreline, it didn’t appear at all incongruous that they were wearing Chanel tweed, gold-speckled and flecked with candy-coloured dots.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [Unobvious Beauty at Miu Miu]( BY Tim Blanks [Glamour, tailoring, logos and elegance were the four poles of Miuccia Prada's collection. But the polish was overpowered by her innate inclination towards subversion.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [A World of Wonder at Alexander McQueen]( BY Tim Blanks [Maybe only a certain kind of woman can see herself in McQueen clothes, but anyone can recognise the obsessive conviction of Sarah Burton’s vision.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [Laser Focus at Stella McCartney]( BY Tim Blanks [Business is booming, and this collection showed why: seriousness of purpose and commitment delivered with the lightest of touches and a sense of humour.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [Esteban Cortazar’s Endless Summer]( BY Max Berlinger [The show's seaside-inflected simplicity and fluidity made for a strong collection, although its deconstructed tailoring didn't quite fit.]( [Read Review & See Collection]( [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( Follow Us [The Business of Fashion]( [Sponsorship & Advertising]( [About]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit your subscriptions or sign up for our weekly newsletter]( The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom