Fashion always offers a cultural perspective on the passing of time, but this season in Paris felt particularly like a reckoning with the intersection of past, present, and future. From the global luxury industry dealing with an inflection point and a wave of changes in creative leadership to increasing geopolitical concerns, it’s no wonder designers are looking to the past while reflecting on progress.
Louis Vuitton literally embodied that theme with a collection that imagined eclectic time travelers crossing paths in a Parisian train station, while Miu Miu continued its layered exploration of girlhood and growing up.
It’s always exciting to welcome emerging designers to the list, and both Vautrait and Duran Lantink impressed us with their richly realized and personal takes on expressive contemporary luxury.
Extending from a personal moment of rest and reflection, Rick Owens proposed one of his most “wearable” collections in recent memory without losing any of the stunning craft and idiosyncratic energy that makes him so weird and wonderful.
Sarah Burton’s debut for Givenchy was the most anticipated show of the season, and the designer more than delivered. The collection put her own artful twist on a heritage of architectural tailoring and gorgeous draping, projecting a vision of soft power.
Heritage and history – and the way they influence identity and womanhood today – have always been core elements in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s work at Dior. But this season pushed that practice to new depths, earning the house our coveted number one spot.
Here are The Impression’s picks for the Top 10 shows of the Fall 2025 season in Paris as selected by our Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Richard.
10 – Vautrait
9 – Duran Lantink
8 – Rick Owens
7 – Stella McCartney
6 – Louis Vuitton
5 – Miu Miu
4 – Courrèges
3 – Givenchy
2 – Chloé
1 – Dior
