Paris Fashion Week: Northern Irish designer puts into focus 'what is unclear right now'

Models walk the runway during the Loewe Womenswear Fall Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Pictures: Getty Images
Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson presented his autumn/winter 2023 collection for Spanish luxury fashion brand Loewe in a purpose-built white box at the Château de Vincennes during Paris Fashion Week on Friday morning.
The first exit was an ivory silk duchesse dress printed with a blurred image of a floral dress. The ensuing looks distorted familiar tropes like trompe l’oeil trench and faux-fur coats on silk or satin sheaths; a classic brown wool overcoat glistens with crystal embellishment; a simple t-shirt and shorts fashioned from feathers.