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  • Fashion
  • Episode 055
  • 02 Feb 2026
  • 32 min

Couture Fashion Week: Craft or spectacle?

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  • Monocle on Fashion
  • Fashion
  • Episode 055
  • 32 min

From the debuts at Chanel and Dior to Alexis Mabille’s AI collection, Women’s Wear Daily’s Joelle Diderich assesses the shows making headlines at Couture Fashion Week. Plus: Christian Louboutin’s CEO, Alexis Mourot.

Host
  • Sophie Grove
Contributors
  • Brenda Tuohy
  • Inzamam Rashid
  • Lily Austin

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