Paris Couture Week (PCW) this year is a virtual affair amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the return of a show schedule, journalists, editors, buyers and bloggers will not be frantically running to next runaway as it’s one click away.
Starting July 6th, British couture house Ralph & Russo, as well as Lebanese couturier Georges Hobeika will present their Fall-Winter 20/21 collections in digital presentations on their respective platforms. Watch the Ralph & Russo digital couture collection at 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time and the Georges Hobeika digital show at the label’s Instagram account.
From July 6th – 8th, Paris’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) is set to take the Paris Couture Week online for the first time in its history. According to the French fashion’s organizing body, the digital haute couture shows will take place on a dedicated platform, and “each house will be represented in the form of a creative film/video.” The digital platform will feature the official schedule according to which the videos will be released, which can also be viewed again once the initial broadcast has ended.
Kicking off the 3 day couture extravaganza with Schiaparelli, Paris Couture Week will feature presentations by Iris van Herpen, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli, and Azzaro. The highly anticipated shows by Arab designers taking the digital stage are Lebanese couturiers Rabih Kayrouz and Georges Hobeika. Day two will see Virginie Viard debut her third couture collection for Chanel, while Lebanese designer Elie Saab will showcase his couture collection on the last day.
Monday, June 6th
Schiaparelli – 12pm UAE time/11am KSA time
Ulyana Seergenko – 1pm UAE time/12pm KSA time
Iris Van Herpen – 2pm UAE time/1pm KSA time
Maurizio Galante – 3pm UAE time/2pm KSA time
Christian Dior – 4:30pm UAE time/5:30pm KSA time
Maison Rabih Kayrouz – 6pm UAE time/5pm KSA time
Ralph & Russo – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time
Azzaro Couture – 7:30pm UAE time/6:30pm KSA time
Antonio Grimaldi – 8pm UAE time/7pm KSA time
Xuan – 8:30pm UAE time/7:30pm KSA time
Giambattista Valli – 9:30pm UAE time/8:30pm KSA time
Georges Hobeika – 10:30pm UAE time/9:30pm KSA time
Tuesday, June 7th
Chanel – 2pm UAE time/1pm KSA time
Alexis Mabille – 3:30pm UAE time/2:30pm KSA time
Aganovich – 4pm UAE time/3pm KSA time
Stéphane Rolland – 4:30pm UAE time/3:30pm KSA time
Yuima Nakazato – 5pm UAE time/4pm KSA time
Julien Fournié – 5:30pm UAE time/4:30pm KSA time
Alexandre Vauthier – 6:30pm UAE time/5:30pm KSA time
Aelis – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time
Rahul Mishra – 7:30pm UAE time/6:30pm KSA time
Ronald Van Der Kemp – 8pm UAE time/7pm KSA time
Imane Ayissi – 9:30pm UAE time/8:30pm KSA time
Wednesday, June 8th
Maison Margiela – 12pm UAE time/11am KSA time
Franck Sorbier – 1pm UAE time/12pm KSA time
Guo Pei – 1:30pm UAE time/12:30pm KSA time
Elie Saab – 2:30pm UAE time/1:30pm KSA time
Bouchra Jarrar – 3:30pm UAE time/2:30pm KSA time
Christophe Josse – 4pm UAE time/3pm KSA time
Adeline André – 5pm UAE time/4pm KSA time
Viktor & Rolf – 6pm UAE time/5pm KSA time
Julie de Libran – 7pm UAE time/6pm KSA time