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Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025: Where Heritage Collides with Rebellion

March 9, 2025

AGNESE KAZAKA

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Paris Fashion Week isn’t just a calendar event—it’s fashion’s cultural pulse, where every look is a statement and every collection a manifesto. For paris fashion week 2025, the tension between legacy and innovation takes center stage. From the grandes maisons to fiercely independent designers, this season is a testament to fashion’s ongoing identity crisis: preserve the past, or dismantle it entirely?

Why Paris Still Matters - By the Numbers

Paris fashion week remains the industry’s most influential stage, drawing more than 1,200 accredited buyers and over 3,300 journalists every season, according to the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Beyond the front rows, the event generates an estimated €1.2 billion in direct economic impact for the city, as luxury houses, emerging labels, and global retailers converge in a high-stakes moment of visibility and commerce.

This influence is why the collections shown here set the tone not just for wardrobes, but for conversations around sustainability, craftsmanship, and cultural messaging across the entire industry.

The Collections Shaping the Season

These designers—and their disruptive visions—are the ones to watch:

Yohji Yamamoto

Still fashion’s poet of destruction and creation, Yohji Yamamoto’s work this season dives deep into architectural volume and poetic darkness. Expect masterful tailoring that challenges wearability itself, and silhouettes that feel less like garments and more like meditations on time and impermanence.

Givenchy

With Sarah Burton now at the helm, Givenchy stands at a crossroads between its storied couture legacy and Burton’s hard-edged romanticism. Early whispers suggest a collection balancing historical codes—like the house’s aristocratic tailoring—with Burton’s penchant for emotionally charged storytelling.

Chanel

Chanel remains the quintessential Parisian storyteller, but how does a house rooted in heritage stay modern? This season’s answer lies in the tension between intricate craftsmanship and silhouettes designed for how women actually move through the world today.

Louis Vuitton

Nicolas Ghesquière’s obsession with future history—reinterpreting the past through a futuristic lens—continues to shape Louis Vuitton’s identity. Expect architectural tailoring, engineered fabrics, and a cerebral narrative that blurs time and trend.

Rick Owens

For Rick Owens, fashion is ritual—dark, defiant, and deliberately uncomfortable. Fall/Winter 2025 promises another unapologetic meditation on power, body, and subversion, delivered through dystopian layering and raw-edged glamour.

DOORS NYC: Where Independent Designers Own the Conversation

While legacy houses battle for relevance, independent designers are the ones driving fashion’s real cultural shift. Platforms like DOORS NYC play a critical role during fashion week paris, offering emerging voices a global stage to challenge convention and reimagine luxury.

DOORS NYC’s curated edit for Fall Winter 2025 is a celebration of this rebellious spirit—highlighting designers who value artistry over algorithm, and craftsmanship over fast commerce. As fashion’s power structure shifts, these independent creators become not just participants in paris fashion week, but the ones defining its future.

DISCORD by Yohji Yamamoto: When Accessories Become Manifestos

Among DOORS NYC’s standout brands is DISCORD by Yohji Yamamoto, where accessories transcend function to become sculptural storytelling pieces.

Crafted with the same dark romance and architectural precision as Yamamoto’s clothing, DISCORD offers handbags and accessories that embrace irregularity, texture, and tension. Each piece feels like a wearable poem—proof that avant-garde luxury doesn’t need to shout to be heard.

Celovis: The Quiet Power of Parisian Jewelry

Paris isn’t just the capital of fashion—it’s also a city synonymous with artisanal jewelry. Celovis, one of DOORS NYC’s handpicked brands, channels this heritage into modern, minimalist designs rooted in the art of subtle statement-making.

Whether paired with bold eveningwear or a razor-sharp daytime look, Celovis pieces reflect the Parisian philosophy of effortless elegance: jewelry that whispers, but never fades into the background.

Juun.J: Elevated Streetwear with Architectural Edge

Another highlight of the week is Juun.J, the South Korean designer known for his bold yet precise approach to street tailoring. Juun.J, who debuted his namesake label at paris fashion week in 2007, has since built a cult following for his architectural silhouettes, oversized outerwear, and deconstructed takes on menswear classics.

This season, Juun.J is presenting his Fall/Winter collection in an intimate showroom setting in Paris. Our DOORS NYC team will be visiting the Juun.J showroom this weekend to select the standout pieces that will soon land in our curated edit for Fall/Winter 2025.

What to Wear to Paris Fashion Week: Black-on-Black with a Twist of Drama

Dressing for Paris Fashion Week isn’t about chasing trends—it’s about embracing the city’s signature contradictions: polished but undone, minimal but emotionally charged. The ultimate front-row formula? Black-on-black, elevated by sculptural accessories, unexpected textures, and one theatrical twist. Think a sharply cut coat over a sheer slip dress, or a dramatic earring peeking out from under a perfectly disheveled updo.

Below, shop DOORS NYC’s curated Paris Fashion Week edit and channel the energy of the season, wherever you are.

TANIA ORELLANA - Sideral Blazer | Black  , buy at DOORS NYC
TANIA ORELLANA - Sideral Blazer | Black  , buy at DOORS NYC
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Sideral Blazer | Black BY TANIA ORELLANA

$390.00
JULIA ALLERT - Wide Leg Trousers With Skirt Overlay | Black, buy at DOORS NYC
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Wide Leg Trousers With Skirt Overlay | Black BY JULIA ALLERT

$395.00
JUUN.J - Logo Raffia Tote Bag | Black, buy at DOORS NYC
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Logo Raffia Tote Bag | Black BY Juun.J

$900.00
NU LONDON - Velvet Long Coat  | Black, buy at DOORS NYC
NU LONDON - Velvet Long Coat  | Black, buy at DOORS NYC
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Velvet Long Coat | Black BY NU LONDON

$825.00
CELOVIS -  Starry Band Bangle | Gold, buy at DOORS NYC
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Starry Band Bangle | Gold BY CELOVIS

$73.00
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Jaime Dress | Red BY 21SIX

$485.00
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Double Cuff Shirt BY ALICE K

$170.00
TANIA ORELLANA - Niebla Leggins | Black , buy at DOORS NYC
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Niebla Leggins | Black BY TANIA ORELLANA

$160.00
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August Nero BY ALESSIA ALIZÈ

$149.00
JULIA ALLERT - Blouse With Contrasting Details | Ecru, buy at DOORS NYC
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Blouse With Contrasting Details | Ecru BY JULIA ALLERT

$235.00
ALICE K - Ruched Wide Leg Trousers, buy at DOORS NYC
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Ruched Wide Leg Trousers BY ALICE K

$165.00
YOHJI YAMAMOTO - Signature Tote M | Ivory, buy at DOORS NYC
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Signature Tote M | Ivory BY DISCORD YOHJI YAMAMOTO

$990.00
NU LONDON - Backless Long Jersey Dress | Black, buy at DOORS NYC
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Backless Long Jersey Dress | Black BY NU LONDON

$219.00
VIKELE STUDIO - Lilu Bag | Red, buy at DOORS NYC
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Lilu Bag | Red BY VIKELE STUDIO

$320.00
MYMOKONDO - Trida Black Skirt, buy at DOORS NYC
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Trida Black Skirt BY MYMOKONDO

$525.00
YASPIS - Flame Wash Tie Maxi Dress, buy at DOORS NYC
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Flame Wash Tie Maxi Dress BY YASPIS

$310.00
HALA & TATIANA - Rebel Clutchh, buy at DOORS NYC
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Rebel Clutch BY HALA & TATIANA

$600.00
BENEDETTA BOROLI- Clara Boot Black buy at DOORS NYC
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Clara Boot Black BY BENEDETTA BOROLI

$780.00
JUUN.J -Distressed-knit Cotton Sweater | White, buy at DOORS NYC
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JUUN.J -Distressed-knit Cotton Sweater | White, buy at DOORS NYC
JUUN.J -Distressed-knit Cotton Sweater | White, buy at DOORS NYC

Distressed-knit Cotton Sweater | White BY Juun.J

$455.00
YOHJI YAMAMOTO - Coin Necklace | Beige, buy at DOORS NYC
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YOHJI YAMAMOTO - Coin Necklace | Beige, buy at DOORS NYC
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Coin Necklace | Beige BY DISCORD YOHJI YAMAMOTO

$120.00
OTKUTYR - Red Vinyl Dress, buy at DOORS NYC
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OTKUTYR - Red Vinyl Dress, buy at DOORS NYC

Vinyl Dress | Red BY OTKUTYR

$301.00