Catwalk calendar row overshadows Paris ready-to-wear shows

The fashion circus hits Paris Tuesday as the women's autumn-winter ready-to-wear shows come to town, with the industry deeply divided over the catwalk calendar and three major houses still without designers. Many are curious to see how the 34-year-old one-time refugee, who made his name with gritty oversized streetwear, will shake up the venerable label, once a favourite with Jackie Kennedy and European royalty. Three of France's major labels are still without artistic directors after a string of shock departures at the end of 2015 that saw Raf Simons leave Dior for “personal reasons” and Alber Elbaz pushed out at Lanvin.

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Catwalk calendar row overshadows Paris ready-to-wear shows