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Paris Fashion Week has just kicked off in the French capital.
“War has brutally hit Europe and plunged the Ukrainian people into fear and upheaval,” said Ralph Toledano, president of France’s Federation for Haute Couture and Fashion, in a statement on the first day of the women´s autumn-winter collections.
He urged attendees in Paris to experience the shows with solemnity, and in reflection of these dark hours. The conflict will cast a pall over a fashion week that was back in full pomp, with only 13 of the 95 fashion houses on the official roster staying fully online.
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Opening night struck another bittersweet note with the final collection by Off-White founder Virgil Abloh, who died from cancer in November at 41.
However, the show was a dazzling affair, with celebrities including a heavily pregnant Rihanna in attendance, and a striking effort to position Off-White in fashion history.
