Paris Fashion Week FW ‘20 fashion trends you need to know

De/reconstruction: Nina Ricci

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For FW ‘20, flowy draped dresses are constructed by contrasting fabrics pieced together with a seemingly unfinished, raw execution. As if reconstructing fragments and patterns of a hodgepodge of different textiles, designers such as Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen and Givenchy delivered a series of contemporary dresses with meld soft femininity with elements of streetwear.

Nina Ricci had a flowy long-sleeved dress that was the sum of the parts: a floral print, crisp white cotton and electric blue satin.

De/reconstruction: Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen tapped into graphic, modern art with a glossy patent color blocking print sash draped over a sexy leather dress.

De/reconstruction: Givenchy

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Givenchy veered on the refined polished end with a stunning white draped dress with light blue pleated panellings.

Shaped shoulders: Rick Owens

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Offering a counter-approach to Milan’s voluminous big shoulders, Paris is promoting a different sleeve of its own – and it comes in structured, geometric shapes. At Rick Owens, waffle knits that resemble woven raffia are backboned by cone-like structures, pointing up from shoulders like a set of perched cat ears.

Shaped shoulders: Saint Laurent

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Saint Laurent aimed for a squarish shape with a fuzzy aqua green jacket with elongated blockish shoulders.

Shaped shoulders: Balenciaga

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Last but not least, Balenciaga moulded the shoulders of a couple of fun patterned and pleated dresses pointed diagonally upwards, creating an interesting silhouette that will surely inspire a double take.

Shaggy lobs: Stella McCartney

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The teddy coat is old news, say hello to the new cozy textile of Fall 2020.

Shaggy-haired coats are having a major moment on the PFW runways. A cool, more season-appropriate variant of another big FW ‘20 trend - fringing, rough-looking clusters of wooly material take carpet dressing to a whole new level. Pick your favourite look from Stella McCartney’s oversized, over-furry brown coat to Valentino’s chic floor-length number and Issey Miyake’s tactile-heavy pastel lilac sweater.

Shaggy lobs: Valentino

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A cool, more season-appropriate variant of another big FW ‘20 trend - fringing, rough-looking clusters of wooly material take carpet dressing to a whole new level.

Shaggy lobs: Issey Miyake

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Pick your favourite look from Stella McCartney’s oversized, over-furry brown coat to Valentino’s chic floor-length number and Issey Miyake’s tactile-heavy pastel lilac sweater.

Cloak and dagger: Loewe

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Cloaks and capes are not showing any signs of slowing down this FW ‘20 presentation. Gunning to overtake common double-breasted coats as the outerwear du jour, heavyweight cloaks offer the kind of drama that can’t be xeroxed by any other winter jacket. Loewe’s moss green cape sleeved cloak boasted of a sleek column silhouette and neat construction cues giving way to pristinely stacked rows of metallic gold buttons.

Cloak and dagger: Celine

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A brown suede cape was layered over a paisley printed prairie dress at Celine.

Cloak and dagger: Balmain

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Balmain wowed us all with an elegant rosy-beige cape with leather pipings nonchalantly layered and draped over a silk white shirt and brown leather gloves.

Quilt pro quo: Alexander McQueen

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Our minds were made the instant we saw this superb blush pink double-breasted coat make it way down the Alexander McQueen runway: We absolutely need a quilted outerwear this fall. At first glance, the coat appeared to be covered in spikes – which was already enough to generate intrigue. A better look at the number revealed that the coat had in actuality been embossed diamond tiling, giving the coat a plush, luxe finish.

Quilt pro quo: Dior

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Dior also had a go with the quilt by way of a puffy windbreaker with the House’s branded stripe (recently made synonymous with the House itself through the popular Book Tote).

Quilt pro quo: Chloe

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Chloé teamed a white shirt and plaid trousers with a reflective green quilted coat with contrasting copper lining.