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Hermès brought summer holiday vibes to Paris Fashion Week with pastel colours and a contemporary take on Birkin’s ancestor – the Haut à courroies travel bag – for its menswear spring/summer 2023 show
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Hermès swept through a tree-lined runway for its menswear presentation on Saturday, June 25, sending out models in polo shirts emblazoned with seahorse designs, shimmery windbreakers in vivid colours and hefty travel bags for a summer escape.
Held in the open-air grounds of the Gobelins tapestries workshops in central Paris, the show opened with a jumper featuring a vibrant sunset. It was paired with dark shorts and sandals in neoprene, a teasing nod at the Parisian sky threatening rain.
A succession of minimalist pants and shorts followed, along with jackets in technical canvas in lilac, pink and orange, zippered straight blousons and high-neck jumpers in cashmere.
Models casually carried the label’s Haut à courroies bags, the ancestor of the iconic Kelly and Birkin handbags, which seemed to sprout at the end of their arms.
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Originally designed in the early 20th century to carry horse saddles and riding boots, the trademark bag took a more contemporary turn with a distorted check pattern.
Veronique Nichanian, at the helm of men’s line since 1988 – an eternity in the ever-changing world of fashion – sought to convey a “feeling of lightness that makes you float in the sunshine”, as described in the show notes.
- Designer Veronique Nichanian – helming the fashion house’s men’s line since 1988 – created shimmery windbreakers, minimalist pants and shorts, and jackets in technical canvas
- Presented in the open-air grounds of the Gobelins tapestries workshops in central Paris, the collection evoked luxury travel getaways with sneakers and neoprene sandals
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