Hermes takes polished fashion to desert rave set at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Hermes (HRMS.PA) inventive director Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski seized on the vibes of the Burning Man Pageant, including swirls of colour and utilitarian touches to a smooth spring and summer season assortment despatched down the runway on Saturday to techno beats.

“A rave within the desert,” introduced present notes which have been handed out by attendants in fits who additionally greeted company with glasses of champagne.

The viewers was seated on risers dealing with a hulking set within the form of a mound of desert sand – a white type that got here alive with shifting colours when the present began.

Fashions marched across the plushly-carpeted set on cubist-style platform sandals.

The primary look was traditional Hermes: a pale, tan leather-based shirt and trouser ensemble, the highest with a collar and huge sleeves, whereas pant legs have been gently cinched on the backside.

A burst of russet-colored appears got here later, adopted by silky clothes in giant patches of orange and pink, clothes crafted from perforated leather-based and barely bolder, graphic prints outlined with black.

Tent-like straps lifted panels from hems and embellished bared midriffs, whereas laces ran up and down seams and a minimalist military-style leather-based vest had a slim backpack pouch.

Celebrities and worldwide crowds have flooded the French capital for Paris Vogue Week, which winds up on Oct. 4, and has marked the style business’s sweeping return because the post-pandemic increase in luxurious gross sales continues.

Italian vogue home Valentino exhibits Sunday, whereas Chanel and Louis Vuitton hit the runway on Tuesday.

Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; Enhancing by David Holmes

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