The #HermesFemme spring-summer 2022 show is now live https://t.co/Ufj6BRBbC5
— Hermès (@Hermes_Paris) October 2, 2021
French luxury group Hermes International shuttled the fashion press to an airport on the outskirts of Paris for its spring ready-to-wear catwalk show, sending fitted leather crop tops, silky dresses, and relaxed trousers down a circular catwalk set up in a hangar.
Flaps gently move on a silk chiffon column dress embroidered with glass beads. Lambskin socks offer a new take on a pair of calfskin sandals.#HermesFemmehttps://t.co/Rd5FpZ7WEF pic.twitter.com/auLtbk5KZn
— Hermès (@Hermes_Paris) October 2, 2021
Robot cameras whizzed around the runway and dropped from the ceiling, filming the models as they marched past the audience seated on a platform at the center of the space.
The Cliquetis print is reinvented in a tatouage aquarelle shape, on a silk twill blouse worn with an eyelet detailed lambskin wrap skirt. #HermesFemmehttps://t.co/Rd5FpZ7WEF pic.twitter.com/gpPsxCk3XR
— Hermès (@Hermes_Paris) October 2, 2021
Paris Fashion Week, which runs through Oct. 5, has kicked into full swing this season with dozens of labels holding in-person shows following months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hermes women’s ready-to-wear creative director Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski added modern touches to her feminine silhouettes, with paper-bag waists on long skirts and trousers.
A graphic neckline gives a new perspective on a smooth calfskin bustier dress, worn with a matching pair of sandals. #HermesFemmehttps://t.co/Rd5FpZ7WEF pic.twitter.com/WsEAxJWe2B
— Hermès (@Hermes_Paris) October 2, 2021
In a nod to the house’s tradition as a saddlery maker, tops and jackets were embellished with discrete leather buckles and studs, while yellow jackets in leather brightened the muted palette of neutral colors.
For the finale, the bronze-hued panels serving as a backdrop rolled to the side, offering an open view on the runway of the Bourget airport, a hub for private jets.
The models lined up and were facing the audience when an airplane landed.
