Paris A/W 2010 show venues

Phoebe Philo chose the Tennis Club de Paris for her second season at Céline. Production by Etienne Russo of Villa Eugenie and soundtrack by Michel Gaubert

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By Jack Moss

last updated 31 October 2022

From a giant iceberg at Chanel to a rotating carousel at Viktor & Rolf, the Paris A/W 2010 show venues were as varied and imaginative as the collections they hosted.

Dior show view — The Dior show was held in a temporary structure, erected within Paris' Jardin des Tuileries. Designer John Galliano worked with Michael Howells on the set and production was by Bureau Betak

Hermès show runway — The Hermès show featured a hypnotic, spiral-encased runway which ran the length of the Halle Freyssinet

The Lanvin show staircase view — The Lanvin show was held in the Halle Freyssinet

Table and chairs in a room — Loewe by Stuart Vevers was held in the Ecole de Médecine, seating was on bistro-esque tables and chairs

Louis Vuitton show — Louis Vuitton held in a transparent tent within the courtyard of the Cour Carrée du Louvre. Production by La Mode en Image

Dries Van Noten show venue — Dries Van Noten was held in the Hôtel de Ville de Paris

Miu Miu show venue view — Miu Miu, featuring a high-shine mirrored floor and a series of blocky violet stools

Karl Lagerfeld show venue view — The Karl Lagerfeld show was held in a temporary space in the Jardin des Tuileries. Music by Michel Gaubert

Yves Saint Laurent show venue view — The Yves Saint Laurent show was held in the Grand Palais

Yves Saint Laurent's show venue view — Yves Saint Laurent's show was surrounded by an angular cage of lighting scaffolds. The audience were surrounded by an under-lit, cyclical runway

Chanel show venue view — For Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld filled the Grand Palais with a gigantic iceberg

Housed in a sealed ‘glacier’ box in subzero temperatures, the berg was constructed by 35 ice sculptors who, over the course of six days, transformed 240 tonnes of snow-ice into the icescape - which reached a peak of 8.5 meters

Model on Runway — Dutch duo Studio Job worked with Viktor & Rolf to create the backdrop for the latter's show

Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*. Having previously held roles at 10, 10 Men and AnOther magazines, he joined the team in 2022. His work has a particular focus on the moments where fashion and style intersect with other creative disciplines – among them art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and profiling the industry’s leading figures and brands.