Karl Lagerfeld's domination of the fashion spectacle continued this season with his creation of a life-sized Parisian street featuring seven-storey buildings complete with sidewalks, cement road, potholes and even puddles. The production scale and detail of this show was, as usual, magnificent. But so too were the clothes. Lagerfeld started fast and furiously: sending out a non-stop parade of women along his Avenue Chanel (located in the arrondissement of the brand's favourite number 5). There was enough high-end fashion here to dress all of Paris, at least the poshest, richest half. Lagerfeld delivered wonderfully coloured tweed in trench coats, mini dresses and plenty of pant suits, while cutting suede pants and matching drape-back shirts in safari khaki tones. There were beautiful white cotton lace tops worn with navy pin stripe shorts and cool new flats, most notably a black loafer-sandal hybrid with the round gold toes that are a signature on Chanel's ballerina flats. Taking it all in was practically impossible. The rowdiness came to a climax with a pack of protesting models, screaming and strutting while thrusting huge posters and signs above their head, led by model Cara Delevingne and a pack of voracious paparazzi. It was such a wonderful burst of energy on a Tuesday morning that the show had even the most Jaded of editors tapping their toes and clapping along to the fashion march.
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‘I want to bring anxiety to the surface': Shannon Cartier Lucy on her unsettling worksIn an exhibition at Soft Opening, London, Shannon Cartier Lucy revisits childhood memories
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What one writer learnt in 2025 through exploring the ‘intimate, familiar’ wardrobes of ten friendsInspired by artist Sophie Calle, Colleen Kelsey’s ‘Wearing It Out’ sees the writer ask ten friends to tell the stories behind their most precious garments – from a wedding dress ordered on a whim to a pair of Prada Mary Janes
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Year in review: 2025’s top ten cars chosen by transport editor Jonathan BellWhat were our chosen conveyances in 2025? These ten cars impressed, either through their look and feel, style, sophistication or all-round practicality
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Chanel’s le19M lands in Tokyo with an exhibition that marries Parisian savoir-faire and Japanese craftWallpaper* gets a tour of ‘La Galerie du 19M Tokyo’, a new exhibition that sees craftspeople from Chanel’s network of artisans, le19M, unite with their counterparts in Japan for an intriguing cross-cultural exchange
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Haute Couture Week A/W 2025: what to expectFive moments to look out for at Haute Couture Week A/W 2025 in Paris (starting Monday 7 July), from Glenn Martens’ debut for Maison Margiela to Demna’s Balenciaga swansong. Plus, ‘new beginnings’ from JW Anderson
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Donna Trope celebrates the power of the Polaroid in Paris‘Polaroids used to be my rejects, and now they are my holy grail,’ says the beauty photographer, as she shows rarely seen images in a Paris exhibition
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Walk this way: navigating S/S 2021's Paris Fashion WeekHow the City of Lights looked to the sartorial realities of our much changed lifestyles
