Your VIP pass to glimpse the control chaos backstage at the most exciting Parisian AW24 shows
On the opening night of Paris Fashion Week, Patric DiCaprio and Bryn Taubensee of the New York-based label Vaquera said they were feeling riled up: about the demands of producing to a seasonal schedule and about the modest size of their bank accounts almost a decade into their fashion careers. It was a feeling that most of the journalists reporting on the autumn/winter '24 collections could probably sympathise with. Because what is fashion month if not the ultimate Sisyphean endeavour?
The thing is, DiCaprio and Taubensee managed to prove why so many people continue to subject themselves to late nights and meagre salaries and all the other innumerable insecurities that come with working in fashion: for the excitement of seeing models storm through a corrugated Parisian salon in “titty twister” tees and distressed leather chaps and sequined cocktail dresses with two-metre-distance doughnut skirts. It all sounds a little silly, but it was – fun, punk and sex.
At the other end of the spectrum was Dior’s elegant autumn/winter 2024 collection, with which Maria Grazia Chiuri paid homage to the maison’s 1967 diffusion line ‘Miss Dior’. She appeared in graffitied skirts and shift minis and beaded flapper-style dresses and gladiator-buckled riding boots. As models weaved their way around a series of behemoth cane sculptures created by the Indian artist Shakuntala Kulkarni, photographer Acielle documented their comings and goings backstage.
Having captured just about every other major show this season – see here for New York Fashion Week, here for London and here for Milan – she’ll be there, providing a sort of access-all-areas pass to Paris Fashion Week shows including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Miu Miu, Valentino, Alexander McQueen and Chloé. Scroll down to see all the behind-the-scenes highlights from the final instalment of the autumn/winter '24 collections.
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Noir Kei Ninomiya. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Vetements. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Loewe. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Isabel Marant. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Isabel Marant. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Isabel Marant. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Isabel Marant. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Isabel Marant. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Schiaparelli. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Rabanne. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Off-White. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Balmain. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Undercover. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Undercover. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Undercover. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Undercover. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Undercover. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Courre. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Dior. Photo: Acielle / StyleDuMonde