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A spring/summer 2023 look in zesty lime by Elie Saab. AP
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Velvet dresses arrived in strange shapes, like a suit jacket had been sewn on to the front, at Loewe spring/summer 2023. Getty
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A hard, moulded armour-like dress at Loewe womenswear spring/summer 2023, decorated with flowers and worn under a truncated trench coat. Getty
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There were sculptural dresses at the Loewe spring/summer 2023 show, where jersey was draped over a three-dimensional metal frame. Getty
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At Loewe, a leather shirt was stretched to outlandish proportions for spring/summer 2023. Getty
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A top inspired by the anthurium flower, which was also the set-inspiration for the show, at Loewe spring/summer 2023. Getty
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One of the deliberate 'glitches' in Loewe womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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High-waisted tan leather trousers and a jacket that can be carried over the shoulder with a strap. At Hermes spring/summer 2023. AP
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An all-white look from the Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion collection. AP
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A chiffon dress in blocks of orange, peach and tangerine at Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023. AP
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At the Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion show, a bag comes with a pocket. AP
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High-waisted trousers and shirt in tangy orange at Hermes spring-summer 2023. AFP
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A loose cut dress as part of the Hermes spring-summer 2023 collection. AFP
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Spring flowers at the Elie Saab spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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A lawn green dress as part of the Elie Saab ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion collection. AP
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Flowers were reduced to dots of colour in the Elie Saab womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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Blooms in fresh yellows, greens and pinks on silver at the Elie Saab womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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A spring/summer 2023 look in zesty lime by Elie Saab. AP
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Velvet dresses arrived in strange shapes, like a suit jacket had been sewn on to the front, at Loewe spring/summer 2023. Getty
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A hard, moulded armour-like dress at Loewe womenswear spring/summer 2023, decorated with flowers and worn under a truncated trench coat. Getty
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There were sculptural dresses at the Loewe spring/summer 2023 show, where jersey was draped over a three-dimensional metal frame. Getty
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At Loewe, a leather shirt was stretched to outlandish proportions for spring/summer 2023. Getty
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A top inspired by the anthurium flower, which was also the set-inspiration for the show, at Loewe spring/summer 2023. Getty
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One of the deliberate 'glitches' in Loewe womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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High-waisted tan leather trousers and a jacket that can be carried over the shoulder with a strap. At Hermes spring/summer 2023. AP
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An all-white look from the Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion collection. AP
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A chiffon dress in blocks of orange, peach and tangerine at Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023. AP
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At the Hermes ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion show, a bag comes with a pocket. AP
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High-waisted trousers and shirt in tangy orange at Hermes spring-summer 2023. AFP
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A loose cut dress as part of the Hermes spring-summer 2023 collection. AFP
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Spring flowers at the Elie Saab spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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A lawn green dress as part of the Elie Saab ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion collection. AP
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Flowers were reduced to dots of colour in the Elie Saab womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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Blooms in fresh yellows, greens and pinks on silver at the Elie Saab womenswear spring/summer 2023 show. Getty
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A spring/summer 2023 look in zesty lime by Elie Saab. AP
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Loewe and Hermes shows were equally headline-grabbing this week
Sarah Maisey
02 October, 2022
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