They included glittery blood, metallic masks and a beating heart.
This week, the world’s richest and most devoted fashion hounds made their twice-annual trek to Paris to shop for custom clothes at the latest couture shows. On the scene were celebrities like Kim Kardashian, newlyweds like Lauren Sánchez Bezos and fashion superstars like the mononymic designer Demna, who presented his final collection for Balenciaga.
Even as couture weeks have become circuslike spectacles involving tabloid and social media stars, their main draw is the imagination and artistry that designers showcase on runways. The collections contain the most expensive and exquisite clothes money can buy. Of all the over-the-top, opulent and otherworldly looks at the shows, those on this list were some of the most exciting to look at — and hardest to forget. — Anthony Rotunno
Schiaparelli: Most Body Oddity!
Schiaparelli’s latest experimentations with the human form included a pale caped dress with beaded eyeballs, a silky red gown with a back resembling a female torso and a jeweled necklace that looked — and beat — like a heart.
Robert Wun: Most in Bold Blood!
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