All the highlights from Paris Fashion Week

From Balmain introspection to YSL's silky evening gowns, here are all details from the ongoing Paris Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2022.

Shimmering gold armored breastplates, shields and stiff gilets featured in the exhaustive co-ed collection that used light colors such as whites, creams and pastels as a contrast to represent honesty or truth. Lace was used alongside metal and neoprene to further this point of contrast — on signature Rousteing silhouettes that emphasized the shoulder and thick pants that clung to the legs with criss-cross or ribbed detailing.

In a season where the 1960s seem to be in, the generation-defining brand founded in 1961 by André Courrèges and his wife Coqueline may well be having its comeback moment. Sexy thigh high space boots evoking an intergalactic stripper came in loose styles with an 80s feel. Alongside the decor of a sea of squashed silver soda cans, they pointed to a hot yet trashy dystopian future.

The Belgian fashion master was on eclectic form on Wednesday with a show held together by sheer exuberance. Styles were a rich tapestry. At times, they seemed to be inspired by interior decor, with leopard print that might have been found on a rug leading on to a large coat draped around a model like curtains.

Anthony Vaccarello explored the geometric universe of Art Deco for a rare runway show that diverged from channeling house founder’s designs — in favor of his interior decor. Yves Saint Laurent, who died in 2008, was said to be devoted to the famed 1920s artistic movement that combined modern geometrics with rich materials. Yet the designer never much used the styles to inspire his fashion shows — seen instead in his choices for furnishing his Parisian residence.

( With inputs from AP)