Written by CNN Style StaffHot on the heels of the menswear shows, Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week opens right now with a four-day schedule of occasions together with a mix of livestreamed and bodily shows. Dior, Chanel and Zuhair Murad are amongst the homes internet hosting in-person shows this season. Balenciaga can be set to be a part of the schedule this week, presenting a couture assortment for the first time in over 50 years. Meanwhile, New York-based label Pyer Moss will make historical past when the model’s founder and inventive head Kerby Jean-Raymond turns into the first Black American designer to current at Paris Haute Couture Week. His present — whereas staged at the former dwelling of Madam C.J. Walker in Irvington New York the day earlier than — will shut the occasion with a livestream on Friday night Paris native time. Born in 1867, Walker was a self-made Black entrepreneur and social activist. She made her fortune by making a line of haircare and wonder merchandise for Black girls. Schiaparelli can be the first model to current its new assortment through digital video on Monday. Other manufacturers unveiling new collections embrace Iris Van Herpen, Giorgio Armani and Fendi. A glance from the Iris Van Herpen couture present in Paris in July 2019. Credit: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty PhotographsCouture is thought to be the highest class of of excessive style. One-of-a-kind garements are handcrafted by groups of expert artisans, with some items taking weeks and even months to full. The couture style shows occur twice a yr, in January and July. Gowns first seen on the runways are sometimes noticed later at purple carpet occasions together with the Oscars. Watch all the livestreamed shows at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week right here. Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4
