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Olivier Rousteing's signature caged looks were reserved for the final few looks of the Balmain show. Getty
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A pistachio leather coat with Mongolian lamb fur lining at Paco Rabanne for autumn/winter 2023. Getty
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At Paco Rabanne, knitted metal appeared as cropped tops. Getty Images
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The final parade of looks were a tribute to Rabanne, who died in February, and featured mini dresses assembled from hammered metal discs, oblongs of white plastic and squares of Perspex. Photo: Paco Rabanne
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A man's overcoat with a stitched-in waistline at Dries Van Noten
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A skirt with frayed hems at Dries Van Noten
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A coat with slashes of hand-painted gold at Dries Van Noten
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Flowers decorate a trench coat at Dries Van Noten
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A tuxedo jacket remade into a mini dress at Balmain. AP
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A tuxedo jacket also informed this evening top at Balmain. AFP
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Feminine bows and drapery at Balmain. AFP
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A short cape in watered silk at Balmain. AFP
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Olivier Rousteing's signature caged looks were reserved for the final few looks of the Balmain show. Getty
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A pistachio leather coat with Mongolian lamb fur lining at Paco Rabanne for autumn/winter 2023. Getty
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At Paco Rabanne, knitted metal appeared as cropped tops. Getty Images
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The final parade of looks were a tribute to Rabanne, who died in February, and featured mini dresses assembled from hammered metal discs, oblongs of white plastic and squares of Perspex. Photo: Paco Rabanne
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A man's overcoat with a stitched-in waistline at Dries Van Noten
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A skirt with frayed hems at Dries Van Noten
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A coat with slashes of hand-painted gold at Dries Van Noten
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Flowers decorate a trench coat at Dries Van Noten
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A tuxedo jacket remade into a mini dress at Balmain. AP
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A tuxedo jacket also informed this evening top at Balmain. AFP
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Feminine bows and drapery at Balmain. AFP
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A short cape in watered silk at Balmain. AFP
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Olivier Rousteing's signature caged looks were reserved for the final few looks of the Balmain show. Getty
Paco Rabanne, Balmain and Dries Van Noten on day two of Paris Fashion Week
The collections marked a return to the classics
Sarah Maisey
02 March, 2023
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