Paris fashion week closes with a climate protest, tribute to late designer Alber Elbaz and plenty of friendly vibes
Paris fashion week finished in dramatic fashion on Tuesday evening. An Extinction Rebellion protester made her way down the Louis Vuitton catwalk with a sign that read “overconsumption = extinction”. She was swiftly bundled off the catwalk by security guards.
The show – and fashion – went on. Dresses with panniers worthy of a Velázquez painting were mixed with New Wave sunglasses and slipdresses. By the end of the show, the audience were only reminded of the interruption by the presence of a security guard as Nicolas Ghesquière, the creative director, took his bow.