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Big Wednesday in Paris with Demna and Dossena

Strong design signatures from the past prove you can go back to the future at Balenciaga and Jean Paul Gaultier, writes Tim Blanks.
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2023
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2023 (Indigital)

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The schedule has started to reflect a clientele increasingly centred in Asia, the Middle East and other regions beyond the traditional core of Europe and North America.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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