PARIS The fashion industry had better get moving, because come June 18, when the 10 days of fashion officially begin, it will need to be in Olympic form.
Approximately 72 men’s labels will present their spring 2025 collections during that time, and 30 couture companies will present their fall 2024 designs, according to the tentative summer calendars that the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode announced on Friday.
The dates of Couture were rescheduled from June 24 to June 27 to avoid conflicting with the 2024 Paris Games preparations.
One of the anticipated highlights of the men’s schedule is Dries Van Noten’s last collection as creative director of his own brand, which will be unveiled on June 22 at 8.30 p.m.
The week’s mainstays, like Comme des Garçons, Valentino, and Dior Homme, will occupy their customary places on the calendar in addition to Louis Vuitton and Junya Watanabe. Smith has been invited to present as a guest designer at Pitti Uomo in Florence instead.
Alessandro Michele was appointed creative director of the Rome-based brand in March, and his debut collection is anticipated to be ready-to-wear for the spring of 2025. On June 11, Smith will present his spring 2025 collection at Pitti Uomo.
GmbH and Givenchy are also not present.
The Institut Français de la Mode’s BA students will kick off the men’s calendar on June 18 at 3:30 p.m.
London’s Bianca Saunders will make her Paris calendar comeback on June 19 with her presentation at 10 a.m.
Kenzo took the 8 p.m. slot, and Jun Takahashi’s Undercover label opted to exhibit at 1 p.m. on the same day instead of their regular presentation.
On June 20, at 7 p.m., Berlin-based label 032c will debut a new concert for the season. That same day, Rick Owens will perform at 12:30 p.m.
The men’s spring 2025 season will conclude with a show by the Japanese label Taak on June 23 at 5:30 p.m., while Balmain is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. on June 21.
The schedule for presentations will be equally hectic. The relaunch of Y-3, the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas, and the scheduled launch of Emeric Tchatchoua’s 10-year-old label 3.Paradis—born in Paris—all take place on June 21.
Throughout the week, Courrèges, Arturo Obegero, C.R.E.O.L.E., and Études Studio are among the other returns.
The New York-based label Winnie and the Parisian labels Botter and Officine Générale will be giving up performances in favor of presentations on June 20, 21, and 23, respectively.
The overall schedule for the week has not changed much, with the exception of Charles de Vilmorin’s slot at 3:30 p.m. on June 25 and the return of Thom Browne for the New York designer’s second couture show in Paris at 5 p.m. on June 24.
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Dior will present at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, as is typical, while Chanel will have two presentations on Tuesday morning. Giorgio Armani Privé will also be performing that day, with shows at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
On June 26, at noon, Balenciaga will present their yearly couture collection. That same day, at 6:30 p.m., Nicolas Di Felice’s special collection for Jean Paul Gaultier will be unveiled. On June 27, Fendi will be on display at 2:30 p.m.
According to French media sources, Dutch designer Ronald van der Kemp, Julien Fournié, and Alexandre Vauthier will not be attending the autumn season. Vauthier will be holding individual client visits following his company’s filing for judicial protection on February 13.
Iranian-Swedish designer Bahareh Ardakani, whose label ArdAzAei, has been invited to join the couture federation as its newest guest member, two years after her debut collection. On June 27, at 6 p.m., the couture calendar will come to an end.
That day will also have a sprinkling of ready-to-wear, with Patou’s spring 2025 show starting at 5 p.m.
Place Vendôme establishments have started using destination presentations in the late spring to highlight their newest jewels, but high jewelry presentations are still the customary companion to couture displays.
When the FHCM posts a more comprehensive schedule of events on its website in the middle of May, the people who are putting their tiaras in the Paris Couture Week ring will be made public.
