A promising lineup for February Fashion Week with the return of Vetements

The Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Féminine reveals the poster for its next Fashion Week. Fashion Week, dedicated to women's ready-to-wear collections for autumn/winter 2024/25, will be held from February 26 to March 5, with 71 shows and 38 presentations and a total of 109 fashion houses . According to the newly released provisional calendar, several prestigious names return to the show, including Vetements and Lacoste. But it will also see the debut of several new brands, including Japan's CFCL and brand Zomer Paris.

CFCL (Clothing For Contemporary Life) has been parading outside the official calendar for some seasons now. Founded in 2020 by Yusuke Takashi, who previously worked for Issey Miyake, the brand uses recycled materials to promote comfortable and stylish fashion. He will open Paris Fashion Week on Monday, February 26, while Zomer will close the show on Tuesday, March 5. A fan of cheerful and experimental fashion, this brand was created in 2023 by Dutchman Danial Aitouganov, who worked on the Burberry and Chloé brands. Studios, and Imruh Asha, who worked for Moschino, Pucci and Jacquemus before being named fashion director of fashion magazine Dazed in 2021.

All the big names will be there, from Christian Dior and Saint Laurent on February 27, to Courrèges and Balmain on February 28, Rick Owens, Givenchy and Rabanne on March 29, Loewe and Issey Miyake on March 1, Hermès on March 2 March, Balenciaga. and Valentino on March 3, Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton on March 5. And of course the other Japanese designers, from Yohji Yamamoto to Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe, Undercover, Sacai, etc.

In addition to this already complete program, there will be a series of highly anticipated returns. Starting with Vetements, led by Guram Gvasalia, who will be present on Friday, March 1 and the day before, Off-White and Lacoste, which returns to the Parisian calendar after a year of absence following the departure of its creative director Louise Trotter, who now works at Carven. To replace her she has appointed Pelagia Kolotouros. Last September, Lacoste hosted a grand evening to commemorate her 90th birthday.

Two French fashion houses are also returning. Ester Manas, winner of the 2023 Special Prize for Andam, will parade on Tuesday, February 27, after taking a break last season “to think about the next steps.” And Marine Serre, who moves to the women's program with a show dedicated to women on Monday, March 4, after presenting a large men's collection in January during Men's Fashion Week. There will also be an IFM show.

Three names are missing. Marni, which chose Paris last September for its traveling shows, returns to Milan this season. Peter Do, who, after his first show in Paris, will return to the New York calendar. And Maison Margiela, which just showed during Haute Couture Week in January.

The presentation program includes two newcomers, the Italian Gabriele Colangelo and the South African Maxhosa Africa, as well as three returning designers: the Chinese brand Chen Peng, the Irish designer Róisín Pierce and Rochas, which will present the first collection of its new creative director Alessandro Vigilante. Among other highlights of the Week, two new creative directors will present their first shows for their new labels: Chemena Kamali, on February 29 for Chloé, and Seán McGirr for Alexandre McQueen on March 2.