From Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior to the opening of Demna’s Balenciaga exhibition attended by both Demna and his successor, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Dries Van Noten’s creative director Julian Klausner’s debut men’s show, Paris Fashion Week Men’s heralded fashion’s transition into a new era.
Most of the week felt like it was building up to Anderson’s debut. “It definitely feels like Dior’s week,” said GQ’s global fashion correspondent Samuel Hine, noting that Jonathan Anderson’s Jean-Michel Basquiat teaser image has been plastered all over Paris. “Expectations were super high because Jonathan Anderson is so talented, Dior is so big, and everyone is looking for someone to introduce a big idea that people can follow or react against,” Hine added.
