The Luxury Fashion Rundown: Paris Fashion Week Shows, Chanel Mania, And Trends to Watch

Paris Fashion Week just wrapped and the fashion industry feels like it’s at a turning point. I sit down with friend of the show and fashion editor-at-large at 032c , Brenda Weischer, to break down the biggest moments from the season - from Chanel’s viral shoes to Tom Ford’s standout show, and the collections that sparked the most conversation across the industry. In this conversation, we get into: The shows that defined Paris Fashion Week this season Why Chanel might have quietly won fashion month The runway moments everyone is talking about right now The collections that felt exciting — and the ones that fell flat Why luxury fashion prices are reaching a breaking point How fashion houses balance creativity with pressure to sell The debate around what “sexy” means in fashion today How creators and commentators are reshaping fashion coverage What actually happens behind the scenes at fashion shows And how to take runway inspiration and translate it into your real wardrobe Timestamps 02:00 Paris Fashion Week recap & the current state of the fashion industry 09:00 Runway inspiration and recreating fashion week looks at home 10:00 Hair, makeup and runway aesthetics shaping personal style 11:00 Tom Ford and the return of character on the runway 12:00 What “sexy” means in fashion today 20:00 How editors and creators get invited to fashion shows 22:00 Inside fashion week seating charts, VIPs and brand politics 25:00 Luxury brands pulling back from wholesale and retail partners 27:00 Who actually attends shows: clients, editors, celebrities 32:00 Balenciaga, cultural references and fashion storytelling 35:00 Music, staging and spectacle at major runway shows 37:00 Creative directors and controlling the full brand vision 39:00 The Chanel shoes everyone is talking about 40:00 Chanel bags vs practicality and everyday fashion 42:00 Nostalgia, personal style and dressing with joy Follow Brenda on Instagram Thank you to my partners at Macy’s for my newest wardrobe essentials for spring! Let’s Get Dressed YouTube: Instagram: Newsletter: Liv Perez Instagram: TikTok: ShopMy: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Luxury Fashion Rundown: Paris Fashion Week Shows, Chanel Mania, And Trends to Watch is an episode from Friend of a Friend by Liv Perez.

This episode is 44:47 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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