At Paris Fashion Week, new designers brought new energy to Tom Ford, Dries Van Noten and Givenchy.

A difference with a distinction at Tom Ford. Plus the new Dries Van Noten lacked restraint. By Vanessa Friedman Reporting from Paris Attention all martini-swilling lounge lizards with a soulful ...

New faces at Tom Ford, Dries Van Noten make debuts in Paris Tom Ford and Dries Van Noten revealed the first collections from their new chief designers at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday, with the two labels among many in the luxury clothing industry that are in transition.

The first was Julian Klausner’s excellent collection for Dries Van Noten, and the other was from Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford. Haider Ackermann is a designer’s designer. Karl Lagerfeld once said that he’d ultimately choose Ackermann to replace him at Chanel.

The countdown to Paris Fashion Week fall 2025 officially commenced last September, when dual announcements came out that Sarah Burton and Haider Ackermann were taking the helms of Givenchy and Tom Ford,

At Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens, Chloé, and The Row, collections highlighted signature silhouettes and hero pieces.