Paris Prêt-à-Porter (Womenswear) Spring-Summer 2009
PARIS, August 9, 2008 /FR/ – Although the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Beijing (China) is still on everybody’s minds and the competition is running high in world athletics at the moment, world fashionistas have yet another subject to study and examine close-up, the Paris Ready-to-Wear calendar which has just been issued by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne et des Créateurs de Mode (France’s fashion governing body).
Some new names in this calendar (including Gareth Pugh who is showing on Paris for the first time, after having won the prestigious ANDAM Prize and also Shiantzy-Chen), some unusual changes in the order (Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens on day 2 instead of on the last day, why ?), some exceptional runway shows on the way (Sonia Rykiel showing for the first time at 09:00 pm could foretell some kind of special event), new designers from many coutries ( Egypt is one with Marie Bishara) and the big names we all love…
Some names seem not to have made it this season – or is it just “not yet” ? – (Robert Normand, Bless, Chado Ralph Rucci, Yuki Torii, Sakina M’sa), while others are moving for the first time from the “off” calendar to the official list of runway shows (Talbot Runhof, Peachoo Krejberg).
Among this season’s novelties will be the first runway show entirely devoted to womenswear by Kris van Assche for his own brand in the official calendar, the return of Cacharel and Guy Laroche in the official calendar for a runway show with their new Creative Directors, the second Paris showing of HRH Princess Sirivanavari Nariratana (granddaughter of the King of Thailand) for her brand Sirivanavari.
Perhaps, the most original news concerns Spanish designer Estrella Archs: she had been named , just before the same season last year, creative Director at cacharel but was not showing fir that company then. She introduced her own brand though on the Paris runway that same season. Just a few days after the runway shows were over, a Press Release announced that new Creative Directors were named at Cacharel. Last season , Estrella Archs did not show in Paris at all. And this season, the designer will be repeating in Paris the show for Fall 2009 which she will have shown at 080 Barcelona Fashion, on september 5. A very out-of-the-track policy for a young designer’s brand!
Time to study (although it’s still early in august) … Here is the full list.
Saturday September 27 2008
11:00 IMPASSE DE LA DÉFENSE
12:00 MARIE BISHARA
13:00 SIRIVANNAVARI NARIRATANA
14:00 ESTRELLA ARCHS
15:00 PEACHOO KREJBERG
16:00 KRIS VAN ASSCHE
17:00 GARETH PUGH
18:00 DÉVASTÉE
20:00 FATIMA LOPES
Sunday September 28 2008
10:00 DICE KAYEK
11:00 LIE SANG BONG
12:00 ANNE VALÉRIE HASH
13:00 CHER MICHEL KLEIN
14:00 RAJESH PRATAP SINGH
15:00 BALMAIN
16:00 BRUNO PIETERS
17:00 MANISH ARORA
18:00 RICK OWENS
19:00 NINA RICCI
20:00 AF VANDEVORST
21:00 BLESS
Monday September 29 2008
10:00 ATSURO TAYAMA
11:00 CACHAREL
12:00 GASPARD YURKIEVICH
13:00 VÉRONIQUE LEROY
14:30 CHRISTIAN DIOR
15:30 ISABEL MARANT
16:30 SHARON WAUCHOB
17:30 UNDERCOVER
18:30 MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
19:30 VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
20:30 YOHJI YAMAMOTO
Tuesday September 30 2008
09:30 BALENCIAGA
10:30 JUNYA WATANABE
11:30 TSUMORI CHISATO
12:30 MARITHÉ & FRANCOIS GIRBAUD
13:30 ISSEY MIYAKE
14 :30 VIKTOR & ROLF
15 :30 LUTZ
16:30 ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
17:30 COMME DES GARCONS
19:00 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
20:00 VÉRONIQUE BRANQUINHO
21:00 LOEWE
Wednesday October 1 2008
10:00 KARL LAGERFELD
11:00 ANDREW GN
12:00 AKRIS
13:00 EMANUEL UNGARO
14:00 COSTUME NATIONAL
15:00 DRIES VAN NOTEN
16:00 C:RISTIAN LACROIX
17:00 BERNHARD WILLHELM
18:30 GIVENCHY
19:30 HUSSEIN CHALAYAN
21:00 SONIA RYKIEL
Thursday October 2 2008
10:00 STELLA MCCARTNEY
11:00 LÉONARD
12:00 BARBARA BUI
13:00 GUY LAROCHE
14:00 GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
15:00 ZUCCA
16:00 CELINE
17: 30 HAIDER ACKERMANN
18:30 SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI
20:00 YVES SAINT LAURENT
Friday October 3 2008
09:30 REQUIEM
10:30 CHANEL
11:30 AGNÈS B.
12:30 JEAN-C:ARLES DE CASTELBAJAC
13:30 ALENA AKHMADULLINA
14:30 VALENTINO
15:30 JUNKO SHIMADA
16:30 RUE DU MAIL (by Martine Sitbon)
17:30 JOSE CASTRO
18:30 VANESSA BRUNO
20:00 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
Saturday October 4 2008
9:30 TALBOT RUNHOF
10:30 KENZO
11:30 ELIE SAAB
12:30 WUNDERKIND
13:30 PAUL & JOE
14:30 COMMUUN
15:30 CHLOÉ
16:30 MARTIN GRANT
17:30 HERMÈS
18:30 LIMI FEU
20:00 JOHN GALLIANO
Sunday October 5 2008
10:30 MOON YOUNG HEE
11:30 SHIANTZY-CHEN
12:30 CHAPURIN
13:30 COLLETTE DINNIGAN
14:30 LOUIS VUITTON
16:00 DRESS 33
17:00 LANVIN
18:00 JEFEN
19:00 MIU MIU
JEAN PAUL CAUVIN
