
AMI: The show venue that Alexandre Mattiussi chose for autumn brought music to both the ears and the eyes. The Théâtre National de Chaillot is the largest concert hall in Paris, and located at the place du Trocadero, boasts spectacular views of the city’s splendid skyline. ‘I wanted to evoke something elevated, elegant, and almost calming with the set this season,’ explains Mattiussi, who worked on its set design and production with OBO. Guests sat in a monochromatic space dressed with camel-brown curtains, and at the climax of the show, these were parted, revealing through a floor-to-ceiling window, a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower. Photography: Gio Staiano

Berluti: For his debut collection at the creative helm of Italian label Berluti, Kris Van Assche was inspired by a marble table at the brand’s Ferrara factory, where skilled artisans dye the shoes. His accompanying Paris runway show location was equally well-polished. Held in the resplendent marble-clad Grand Escalier of the opera house Palais Garnier, the show’s models circulated grand staircases and column-lined floors, constructed from slabs and mosaics of finely honed marble. Image courtesy of villa eugénie

Celine: Following the setup of his debut womenswear show last season, Hedi Slimane erected an imposing black box in the Place de la Concorde for his inaugural menswear show for Celine. An glowing orb stood on the brand’s catwalk, illuminated with criss-crossing fluorescent tubes. As the show, began, to the sounds of Mozart, the sculpture began to glide down the catwalk. The Luxor Obelisk loomed in the backdrop, Paris’ past and future meeting head on.

Craig Green: ‘I wanted the show to appear as if it happened any place at any time,’ Green said of the inspiration behind his A/W 2019 runway set, staged within a densely arched underground space inside the old Billingsgate Fish Market on the Bankside of London’s River Thames. The exposed brick walls, black benches and stark white runway had an ambigious air, non specific to a particular decorative movement or interior aesthetic.

Vetements: A night spent eating pizza and watching Night at the Museum, inspired creative director Demna Gvasalia to stage Vetement’s A/W 2019 show at the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Towering taxidermy animals, from giraffes to zebras, stood erect at the centre of the catwalk, circled by the brand’s models, clad in anarchic spray paint slogan hoodies, slouchy denim and balaclavas.Photography: Gio Staiano

Hermès: The Parisian maison had French design on its mind, staging the show at the Mobilier National, a bureau which alongside the French Ministry of Culture, monitors all furniture and objects in the royal residences since 1870. Inside the space, guests sat on benches; behind them were bright orange and yellow stacked shelves, piled high with furniture, from baroque console tables to a 1960s metal chair by Olivier Mourgue. Home comforts indeed! Photography: Matthieu Raffard