WallPaper 3

(WallPaper) #1

ILLUSTRATOR: NATHALIE LEES WRITER: LAURA HAWKINS


Total length in metres of
the black plastic streamers,
each 90cm long, that
hung from the ceiling of
the Dior Homme show

942


Weight in kilograms of
the bouncy, sugary pink
inflatable, measuring 7.92
by 9.91 metres, on which
models jumped for joy after
the Sonia Rykiel show

118


James Jean-illustrated
monkeys shining laser
beams at unsuspecting
guests at Prada’s
comic strip-inspired
men’s show

5


Tons of bright purple sand covering
the runway of the AMI show,
making the fashion crowd long for
a rubber ring and a piña colada

22


Paper lanterns lit up
the Blade Runner-inspired
Raf Simons show, set
in a Chinatown alley

70


Shards of mirror
used to cover
the fantastical,
2,200 sq m Dior
women’s show
set. It took a
crew of 80 people
more than 20
days to create

80,000


Square metres of Anaglypta
wallpaper used to cover the
life-size home on the Anya
Hindmarch runway (W*225)

877


Sprigs of parsley, along
with ten bunches of carrots,
carried in shopping bags by
models during the women’s
Dolce & Gabbana show

30


Length in metres of
Saint Laurent’s open-air
catwalk, tiring out
stiletto-clad models as
they strode beneath
the twinkling Eiffel Tower

74


Weight in grams of
the five miniature
life buoys featured
as key rings in the
Boss men’s show

150


Sue Tilley-designed
illustrations of desk lamps,
featured as prints on bags
and shirts in the Fendi
men’s show, bringing a new
meaning to table dressing

4


Types of airport
apparatus, from
boarding tags to
travel pillows, in
Maison Margiela’s
runway show

14


Metres of mop-inspired
fabric used to make a
spillage-handy dress in
Christopher Kane’s offering
for domestic goddesses

450


Camping-style
quilted nylon
blankets swathing
the benches at
the Céline show,
helping the fashion
pack stage the
chicest sleepover
of the season

140


Height in
centimetres of
eight canvas
puppets mastered
by models during
Phoebe English’s
womenswear
presentation

94


Numbers game


The big data from this season’s catwalk creations


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