It might be a detail for you, but for the fashion industry and also for the French economy, it means a lot. After the Paris Men’s Fashion Week from 20 to 25 June (to present the spring-summer 2024 ready-to-wear collections), the Haute Couture Fashion Week is now held from 3 to 6 July 2023 (for the autumn- winter 2023-2024). Only that the riots taking place in the capital, in its suburbs and even in the regions, after the assassination of Nahel, risk interrupting these fashionable parties. However, organizing such an event costs thousands and can bring in millions of euros.
This is why most houses usually want to swipe no matter what. While the haute couture fashion week therefore begins in an extremely tense social climate, the artistic director of the maison Celine, Hedi Slimane, has just expressed himself against the tide, purely and simply canceling his show.
A Celine parade amid the riots? “Totally moved” according to Hedi Slimane
Indeed, on July 1, 2023, Hedi Slimane published a text on his personal Instagram account followed by more than 362,000 people to announce the cancellation of the Celine fashion show which was due to be held on July 2 (it was a collection presented outside calendar, strategically between the two official fashion weeks, the men’s and the haute couture):
“Having to abruptly cancel a show that represents a significant amount of work for the house, my teams, the workshops, is a huge disappointment. Disappointment also for all our guests, journalists, artists and musicians whom I thank from the bottom of my heart and with affection.
Their safety is naturally a priority for us, and the uncertain evolution of these very serious ailments obliges us all to exercise the utmost discernment.
A fashion show in Paris while France and its capital are so eudeilles and bruised seems, just from my point of view, ill-advised and totally out of place. »
For the moment, the powerful Hedi Slimane is the only designer to have canceled his show, moreover in the name of riots. Enough to make his counterparts appear even more superficial than usual.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
