With preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in full swing, many couture houses have had to forgo their usual show venues this season.
“I’ve always wanted to do a show with the Degas lighting and so this was the opportunity,” said creative director Daniel Roseberry, referring to the Impressionist painter famed for his paintings of ballet dancers. The first look, a black cape with gleaming phoenix wing-shaped shoulders, was inspired by the feathered stole that Schiaparelli once wore in homage to the great ballerina Anna Pavlova, for whom she was often mistaken.It set the template for looks including a gray wool flannel cape with linebacker shoulders, and a plunging feathery ivory jacket with ultra-wide sleeves.