We are barely out of summer — though the Paris weather would disagree — and looking to the next one. For spring, Ganni creative director Ditte Reffstrup was looking back at her childhood in a fishing village in Denmark, and nostalgia never looked so forward.

The presentation began with sculptural mannequins layered in emotive textures of sheer knits, painted denim, hand-crochet and wrapped silks. The showpiece styling kept the textiles and techniques such as crochet and vintage florals from feeling stuffy, instead infused with a curious energy and patchwork approach — “What can we play with?” seemed to be her question.

Scarves were knotted into bandeaus or obi-style belts, shirts wrapped up and around, and strapless dresses popped over T-shirts. Fabrics shifted through tactile layers fro

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