Hong Kong, Feb. 1 -- Haunting, eerie and breathtakingly beautiful would best describe Maison Margiela's Spring/Summer 2024 Artisanal show. John Galliano drew the curtains on Paris Couture Week 2024 with a masterstroke of a show, one that reminded the world once again, of the unabating relevance of haute couture.

A light mist wafted across the dimly lit cobblestones along the Seine lined with street lamps that turn props for the models, a vaulted stone chamber under the Pont Alexandre III and a littered old bar with creaking wooden floorboards, spent drinks and upturned tables played host to the last show of Paris Couture Week 2024- one that captured the essence of traditional Parisian architecture wholly. The wet steps and arched ceiling...