Paris Fashion Month’s Boldest Moments

Victoria shares the standout moments from fashion month and why each one used history to create impact, intimacy, and staying power. From Jacquemus’s Pamela Picasso homage to Armani’s next chapter, we explore how storytelling turns runway into memory.

• Paris Fashion Week highlights through a narrative lens
• Jacquemus closing look referencing Pamela Picasso
• Schiaparelli’s jewel heist recreation with Teyana Taylor
• Valentino panorama staging and lineage of spectatorship
• Legacy, grief, and stewardship at Armani
• Why fashion month feels overwhelming yet meaningful
• Paths into fashion across Paris, Milan, London, New York, Miami
• Outfit shoutout to Clothing Stories boutique
• Final reflections and where to follow our work

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Transcript

Paris Fashion Week Highlights

Jacquemus And The Pamela Picasso Homage

The Louvre Heist Reimagined By Schiaparelli

Valentino’s Tribute And Panorama Staging

Legacy And Loss: Armani’s Next Chapter

Overwhelm Of Fashion Month

Global Fashion Cities And Pathways In

Outfit Details And Boutique Shoutout

Closing, Follow Us, And Sponsor

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Hi, and welcome back to another episode of That's the V, a podcast about fashion, fashion people, and opportunities in the creative industry. Today's episode is a little bit of a wrap-up from the fashion industry and what's happening currently. And I really want to try to make this podcast very much like interviews with people, but also news, of course. So tea, of course. And I personally will talk about the things that caught my eye the most, or that really just caught my attention. And I think there are things that people don't really talk about. I feel like, for example, right now it's Paris Fashion Week is happening or just happened, men's Paris Fashion Week, Hot Couture Paris Fashion Week. So there's like all these fashion movies happening. But like what are the highlights of these events? Uh for me personally, one of the things that really, really just uh I'm obsessed with, and I love when designers just really tell stories and and like talk about or attach the history into their collections. So Jacomus, I'm obsessed. Love him. Um his debut with La Palmire. I know probably pronouncing it wrong, but his last collection, Showcase in Paris, his closing piece uh was just stunning. If you haven't seen it already, I've reposted a bunch of videos and even made an actual post on the That's the V Instagram, and it's about this imagery with a model with one of her chests uncovered but covered with a glass, and it's just making like resemblance and honoring Pamela Picasso, which is Paulo Picasso's daughter, and also a very amazing jeweler, so she made a story of her own, and it's just mimicking this photograph that she came out in, and that she was just very like edgy looking, and for him to use this iconic photograph to close his show at the Picasso, I believe it was the art exhibit in Paris. I know there's more to it, but it was just like the perfect poem to me. So that show that's something that I think he did such a great job adding that factor into it. Another really, really, really cool one. So if you didn't know, sometime last year the royal jewels in the Louvre were stolen. It was like a whole jewel fine jewelry heist, and it was like the crown jewels and all these antiques from I don't even know what century, but so Scarelli, one of my other favorite designers, they're definitely up there. Um they resembled and remade the crown jewels exactly like the ones that were stolen, and they had them put on Tiana Taylor, the actress, show up to the show wearing them. So it was like the perfect marriage I feel of like introducing this piece into the collection and having her wear them and showcase them. I think it just made so much sense. Another perfect poem, if I can say. And then next, I'm gonna talk about I'll say my top four because four is my lucky number. But um Valentino's debuted, rest in peace. Gosh, he was just iconic. And for this show to be the first after his passing in Paris, it's just insanity with Alessandro Michel. I thought this was just such like an honor. I feel like it's it's so impactful because it's the first show after his passing. So I for me aside from the designs, because I think it's Valentino's just so classic and beautiful, but the way that this show was showcased and they had models in like these circular boxes with windows where all the spectators can see through and look at each design very lit up, very up closely, and then be able to see them on the runway, which was way darker. It just gave it such a contrast, and I know you can find so many examples of it if you just you know search it, but that's something I wanted to talk about and point out because it was this design was from like the 20th century where people had to uh there's a name to this. It was called a caser panorama. I might be butchering the name or the pronunciation, but it was basically like this circular box where people would sit and then like look into the little squares around the circular box and see motion pictures basically. So it was like the beginning of movies and before even shows were a thing or any television existed. That was just a form of entertainment, which I think is very um interesting. I love when history is attached to collections, it just adds, I feel like, more value to it. And I love history. I'm a history nerd, so that's a fun fact. And to last but not least, so many like great great designers passed this like last year, from here to last year. Giorgio Armani. Um, I was actually in Milan for his last show last year, and I mean nobody knew he was going to pass, but I was there doing some photography, and it was for men's um fashion show in Milan, men's Milan Fashion Week. And it was just, I feel like having his collection again, like Valentino, being debuted after his passing. I think these collections are so impactful because it's like okay, the creators of these these um brands are not here anymore. So it's like a heavy weight with the creative directors. Uh, for Giorgio Armani, though, it's very interesting. I literally just read and saw that his niece, Silvana Armani, uh, she makes her debut, and she's the one that basically is taking care of the brand now and showcasing these designs. So she showcased the new collection in Paris for Hot Couture Fashion Week. And I mean, all I can say is that they were gorgeous. I mean, it wasn't the show I saw was men's, so very different, but it's still like both Armani and Valentino are two Italian brands that I think are classic, iconic, and the actual like high-end collections, I feel like are pieces of a lifetime. I feel like if you're ever lucky enough to own one of those pieces, it's it's forever. It's a collections piece, it's they belong in a museum, basically. Um, but yeah, I think those are my top four new stories in the fashion world that I saw. It's just fashion month. So there's just so much. I feel like I've been feeling so, so overwhelmed. And like every day I'm literally waking up and just going on Instagram because I follow all these fashion brands, and I'm just like constantly like in the designer after another after another, a show after another. And that's just how it is in during like I like to call it red carpet season, but from the Golden Globes until May 1st, I think it's like non-stop fashion, fashion events, fashion weeks, and that's what's insane about the fashion industry. Like, there's so much. So, as mentioned before in my first episode, there's so much opportunity, and I can get into it again, but I'm not. You can go listen to that episode instead. But there's Paris, there's Milan, there's London, there's New York, of course, but there's also Miami. There's so much other things going on in the States, too. I mean, I think nothing compares to Paris. I think Paris is top, but there's always a step to get closer to being more and more involved in the fashion industry. So those are my top four. I hope you learned something different today that you didn't know about the fashion industry or the current fashion weeks happening right now. And talking about fashion, I know today I'm more dressed up. I don't know if I will be so dressed up in all my episodes. I hope to be, but I feel like life gets in the way sometimes. But today I have an event. I have a restaurant launch, which I'm really excited about. So I took advantage of going to the event so I can pre-record this episode before going and show it off because it's from a lovely friend's boutique called Clothing Stories, which all their pieces are one of a kind. Like this set is just the details, the way it's made, that's all they have. All like very unique pieces. Ever since I found them, I was just like, I need to be your friend because I'm obsessed with your like style and collection and everything. So you can find it at clothingstories.com. I will tag their IG and their page and everything. And I mean, you can order online, or if you live in El Paso, Texas, you can go to their store. They have two locations now, which is so exciting. But yeah, so that's the V. I hope this was very eye-opening or some of the information I gave out. Until next time. Thank you for tuning in. Make sure to follow at That's the V podcast on all platforms for more fashion content. And a big thank you to our sponsor, Jack Premier Advertising Agency. If you're looking to get on platforms like Hulu or Netflix, check out the link in the description.