Paris Fashion Week confronts luxury’s crisis of desire

Financial Times2 October 2026, 12:42 UTCFrance

Dries Van Noten channelled 1950s glamazons, Balenciaga offered everyday couture, while Rick Owens transported showgoers to an alternative universe

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