Monday, March 7, 2016

Paris Fashion Week: Day 7 With Saint Laurent

Photo What to expect from Day 7. Here, some scenes from past years. Credit Clockwise from top left, Firstview; Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times; Firstview; Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times

After drizzle and snow, the weekend gave way to sun and warmer weather, and a spate of good shows. Spirits, in other words, are up, heading into Paris Fashion Week's second week. Will Monday keep the momentum going?

The day begins with Stella McCartney at (as usual) the Opéra Garnier. (Be sure to check out the ceiling.) From there, it's on to the latest mixed-media mash-up from Chitose Abe at Sacai. Mixed fabrics and textures have been a recurrent theme this Paris week, so Ms. Abe should find herself right on trend (not that that woul d matter much to her: She'd be doing it whether it was trendy or not, and has been). Giambattista Valli closes out the morning.

Hermès's latest foray into the ultra-luxe picks up after lunch, followed by Sonia Rykiel, now comfortably humming along under Julie de Libran, and Esteban Cortázar.

But the biggest news of the day is the last: Saint Laurent. Speculation runs rampant that the show could be the designer Hedi Slimane's last. Label reps aren't talking, but the show is smaller, at least in audience size, than it has been in seasons past. Take that as you will. More details — or not — at 8 p.m.

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