Paris Runways Turn Canvases as Loewe and Dior Paint Outside the Lines

Contemporary art didn’t just hang on gallery walls this Paris Fashion Week—it strutted down the runway. Loewe’s autumn/winter menswear show enlisted Richard Hawkins, whose digital collages shimmered like stained glass, transforming the venue into a minimalist art space. Seven of Hawkins’s vivid works framed the models, blurring the line between exhibition and fashion show. Across town, Dior’s haute couture collection unfolded before Isabella Ducrot’s monumental installation, Big Aura. Her 23 giant dress forms, inspired by Ottoman sultans, towered against bold black-and-white stripes, echoing the collection’s own dramatic contrasts. Ducrot, now 93 and newly celebrated in the art world, lent a sense of grandeur and surprise to the show’s setting. In Paris this season, fashion and painting didn’t just meet—they merged, turning catwalks into living canvases. #ParisFashionWeek #ContemporaryArt #Loewe #Culture