ILLUSTRATOR: NATHALIE LEES WRITER: LAURA HAWKINS
Seats tiered on two
bleachers, spinning
showgoers around at the
Kenzo Memento show
40
Furniture pieces,
by Pierre Paulin,
Philippe Starck
and Rena Dumas,
at the Hermès’
men’s catwalk
40
Acrobats
rope climbing,
hoop swinging
and tightrope
walking at
the Homme
Plissé Issey
Miyake show
24
Centimetres of fuchsia
tulle used to create
a single smocked dress
in Molly Goddard’s
larger-than-life collection
9,000
Square metres of blue
net used for Anya
Hindmarch’s playful
tunnel installation
1,100
Litres of
red paint and
3,000 metal
tubes used
to recreate
the Centre
Pompidou
outside the
Louvre at the
Louis Vuitton
catwalk show
100
Size in square feet
of the Mediterranean
town square erected
by Jacquemus,
complete with
florist, bakery
and greengrocer
8,611
Tons of steaming tar
poured on the 272m-
long racetrack-worthy
Balenciaga catwalk
200
Square metres of
scalable climbing
walls and three
bouldering areas
surrounding
the Arthur
Arbesser catwalk
3,000
Bars of soap,
weighing 125g
each, sent
to editors as
Isabel Marant
show tickets
925
Millilitres of
dyed liquid used
to fill IV drip-type
accessories at
Christopher Kane
8,056
LED lights illuminating a
100m-long mirrored Gucci
runway in a luxurious
lightbulb moment
120,000
Puffer jacket-wearing
pooches, among
them a Pomeranian,
a Chihuahua and a
Weimaraner, at
Moncler’s Poldo Dog
Couture presentation
8
Rave-encouraging,
ultraviolet looks closing
the Saint Laurent
show, making us reach
for our glow sticks
Mass 34
appeal
This season’s
shows in numbers
∑ 123
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