Giant leather pumpkins squashed on a brown “soil” carpet had fashion editors snapping their cameras at Friday’s, March 4, instalment of Paris Fashion Week. This strange scene, the brainchild of Jonathan Anderson , was a prelude to a surreal and thought-provoking collection for Loewe – one of the strongest seen this season. Here are some highlights of Loewe’s ready-to-wear displays for autumn/winter 2022. If kink and quirk were to have a love child, it may well have looked like Loewe’s Friday morning runway display. Anderson, its 37-year-old Northern Irish designer, was on fine form this season presenting a veritable fashion encyclopaedia of surreal and creative fare to the VIP crowd – all in front of a gargantuan marrow installation by artist Anthea Hamilton. Fetishistic black dresses appeared alongside lip breastplates, moulded felt bustiers and balloon bras. There were boots frothed in silver, while one series of gowns sported possibly the most unusual hem ever presented in Paris: a car. 6 K-pop idols who are ‘human luxury brands’, from V to Jennie It was a moment of creative genius almost defying description. Textures, colours, styles and shapes clashed and contrasted in a collection that was able to be fun and playful – without ever falling into distasteful pastiche. It garnered roaring applause – boding well for the direction of the age-old house that has gained renewed focus in recent years. Want more stories like this? Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter .