Elie Saab Haute Couture SS20. Photo: Instagram/@eliesaabworld
Although the future of fashion weeks has been uncertain since the onset of Covid-19, the sartorial world is doing all it can to keep couture shows alive. Returning this month, albeit virtually, Paris Couture Week is enough to keep the fashion enthusiasts hopeful, and the creatives inspired. While buyers, journalists, and bloggers will miss the bustle of dashing between shows as they show off the best of street style, we can’t help but appreciate the ease of catching the shows from the comfort of our homes.
Read on below for our guide of the upcoming couture shows that are a few screen taps away.
July 6
British couture house Ralph & Russo, as well as Lebanese couturier Georges Hobeika will be presenting their Fall-Winter 20/21 collections in digital presentations on their respective platforms. Watch the Ralph & Russo digital couture collection here at 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time and the Georges Hobeika digital show at the label’s Instagram account.
July 6–8
In Paris, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) is all set to take the Paris Couture Week online for the first time in its history. According to the French fashion’s organizing body, the digital haute couture shows will take place on a dedicated platform, and “each House will be represented in the form of a creative film/video.” The platform will feature the official schedule according to which the videos will be released. These videos can also be viewed again once the initial broadcast has ended.
The three-day event will take off on June 6 with Schiaparelli, and feature presentations by Iris Van Herpen, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli, and Azzaro. The Arab designers taking the digital space this day are Lebanese couturiers Rabih Kayrouz and Georges Hobeika. Day two will see Virginie Viard debut her third couture collection for Chanel, while Lebanese designer Elie Saab will showcase his couture collection on the third and final day.
Monday, July 6
Schiaparelli – 12pm UAE time/11am KSA time
Ulyana Seergenko – 1pm UAE time/12pm KSA time
Iris Van Herpen – 2pm UAE time/1pm KSA time
Maurizio Galante – 3pm UAE time/2pm KSA time
Christian Dior – 4:30pm UAE time/5:30pm KSA time
Maison Rabih Kayrouz – 6pm UAE time/5pm KSA time
Ralph & Russo – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time
Azzaro Couture – 7:30pm UAE time/6:30pm KSA time
Antonio Grimaldi – 8pm UAE time/7pm KSA time
Xuan – 8:30pm UAE time/7:30pm KSA time
Giambattista Valli – 9:30pm UAE time/8:30pm KSA time
Georges Hobeika – 10:30pm UAE time/9:30pm KSA time
Tuesday, July 7
Chanel – 2pm UAE time/1pm KSA time
Alexis Mabille – 3:30pm UAE time/2:30pm KSA time
Aganovich – 4pm UAE time/3pm KSA time
Stéphane Rolland – 4:30pm UAE time/3:30pm KSA time
Yuima Nakazato – 5pm UAE time/4pm KSA time
Julien Fournié – 5:30pm UAE time/4:30pm KSA time
Alexandre Vauthier – 6:30pm UAE time/5:30pm KSA time
Aelis – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time
Rahul Mishra – 7:30pm UAE time/6:30pm KSA time
Ronald Van Der Kemp – 8pm UAE time/7pm KSA time
Imane Ayissi – 9:30pm UAE time/8:30pm KSA time
Wednesday, July 8
Maison Margiela – 12pm UAE time/11am KSA time
Franck Sorbier – 1pm UAE time/12pm KSA time
Guo Pei – 1:30pm UAE time/12:30pm KSA time
Elie Saab – 2:30pm UAE time/1:30pm KSA time
Bouchra Jarrar – 3:30pm UAE time/2:30pm KSA time
Christophe Josse – 4pm UAE time/3pm KSA time
Adeline André – 5pm UAE time/4pm KSA time
Viktor & Rolf – 6pm UAE time/5pm KSA time
Julie de Libran – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time
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