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Naomi Campbell stole the spotlight at Lanvin’s Paris Fashion Week runway show, which presented fresh and floral looks for spring/summer 2022

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British model Naomi Campbell and others present creations from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by designer Bruno Sialelli for Lanvin fashion house during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on October 3. Photo: EPA-EFE
Yet again, Naomi Campbell stole the show at Paris Fashion Week. The 51-year-old runway veteran trod the boards of Lanvin’s flower-themed collection on Sunday, October 3, to screams from guests in a dramatic black cloak.

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Flowers are a natural touchstone for spring. Lanvin was the latest house to use florals this season, designer Bruno Sialelli employing them with aplomb. It gave vibrancy, humour and a contemporary feel to this fresh morning collection.

Models present creations for Lanvin during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show at The Salle Pleyel, in Paris, as part of Paris Fashion Week, on October 3. Photo: AFP

Gently structured garments, which were crisp but moved fluidly, made sure the collection began with a minimalist mood.

Models present creations for Lanvin during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show at The Salle Pleyel, in Paris, as part of Paris Fashion Week, on October 3. Photo: AFP

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A model presents a creation during the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection for Lanvin presented as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on October 3. Photo: Xinhua

Following that came the historic touches that are necessary for the heritage-conscious brand – the world’s oldest continuously running fashion house. Glistening sequinned panels on chiffon dresses were drawn from a 1934 dress named Concerto.

A model presents a creation during the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection for Lanvin presented as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on October 3. Photo: Xinhua

But it was when the vibrant blooms appeared that the real fun came out. The first flower on the runway was in the form of an oversized bracelet then, as a print, blossoming in yellow, across a funky short-suit.

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A model presents a creation during the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection for Lanvin presented as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on October 3. Photo: Xinhua

A black and yellow blown-up flower print was ubiquitous – an image executed in blurred focus. It gave the spring musing a harder, urban edge. Florals on an on-trend bikini top provided a stylish burst of colour from beneath a vanilla suit jacket.

A model presents a creation for Lanvin during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show at The Salle Pleyel, in Paris, as part of Paris Fashion Week, on October 3. Photo: AFP

Did Yves Saint Laurent just deliver the season’s best collection?

A model presents a creation for Lanvin during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show at The Salle Pleyel, in Paris, as part of Paris Fashion Week, on October 3. Photo: AFP

One pastel grey gown had so many blue flower appliqués that they actually spilled over, cross-pollinating onto the model’s bare chest as stick-on brooches.

A model presents a creation during the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection for Lanvin presented as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on October 3. Photo: Xinhua
It still feels, however, as if there is some way to go before anyone can fill the shoes of long-time Lanvin designer and icon Alber Elbaz, who died last year.
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Paris Fashion Week
  • Bruno Sialelli presented minimalist ensembles followed by vibrant accessories and bold urban prints – but he has big footsteps to fill after Alber Elbaz passed away
  • The heritage-conscious luxury brand – fashion’s oldest continually running maison – also took inspiration from a vintage 1930s sequinned dress called Concerto