Marie Adam-Leenaerdt continued to explore the functionality of fashion this season.

The Belgian designer likes to explore the way clothes are shown and worn, she explained backstage ahead of the show, staged at the Grand Palais Immersif, a cavernous concrete event and exhibition space, with the runway a maze of barriers like security lines at an airport.

The setting and soundtrack, with the sounds of the crowd and public announcements, served to highlight creations that looked haphazardly put together for a hastily packed trip, intentionally so, in order to highlight the multipurpose fashion, designed to last, that the designer champions. There were plenty of strong wardrobe staples to take home from your travels amid the subtly surrealist styling.

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