GERALDINE CUPIDO WHILE the fashionistas in the Northern Hemisphere are eagerly awaiting warmer days with spring on their doorstep, the crisp mornings and nippy evenings are a clear indication that autumn is on ours. The Autumn/Winter 2022 collections shown over the past month’s during fashion weeks - Paris, Milan, New York and London - have provided us with insight into what international fashion houses see our winter wardrobes looking like this season. This year we were happy to see the return of physical fashion shows. Not only does this bring the drama we all love and so eagerly look forward to on the runway with over-thetop productions but it brought out celebrities who once again brought their fashion A-game to the front row. Of course, there were some shows that left more of an impression than others. Balenciaga’s show deserves an honourable mention. With Paris Fashion Week came devastating news of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. While the label's Creative Director, Demna Gvasalia intended the show to be a commentary on climate change showing models battling to walk through a realistic-looking snowstorm, the Georgian designer also paid tribute to the heartbreak and suffering in Ukraine. On every seat, Gvasalia left a personal note saying, “The war in Ukraine has triggered the pain of a past trauma I have carried in me since 1993 when the same thing happened in my home country and I became a forever refugee. This is why working on this show was so incredibly hard
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