Everything you need to see from the Spring/Summer 2022 collections

For the last 18 months and the past three fashion seasons, the concept of a traditional fashion week has not existed. As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the social restrictions that have come with it, designers have not been able to host catwalk shows in the way we once knew them, with many fashion houses turning to digital formats or hosting audience-free shows, with some even forgoing the concept altogether. However, this month will see more in-person fashion shows than we have experienced for a very long time. Although the schedules are still not quite back to normal, a loosening of restrictions in the four major fashion capitals will allow fashion week to take place in a physical setting – and plenty of designers are returning to the catwalk for the first time since March 2020.

The schedule began in September in New York City, where there was quite the buzz around the shows as fashion's finest flew into town for the Met Gala, which was postponed to Monday 13 September.

Below, we will share some moments to you about the spring/summer 2022 collections.

Celine

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Celine chose to present its spring/summer 2022 collection today on Nice's historic Promenade Des Anglais, a site which was built in the 18th century by the English aristocracy who took up a second home for their winter residence.

The collection, entitled 'Baie des Anges', nodded to this historic setting, and was presented via a beautiful catwalk film, directed by Hedi Slimane himself, and starring Kaia Gerber.

Alexander McQueen

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Naomi Campbell closed the spring/summer 2022 Alexander McQueen show, marking the first time the British brand has shown in London for five years. Titled ‘London Skies’, the catwalk event was held in a specially constructed dome overlooking the city skyline.

“I’m interested in immersing myself in the environment in which we live and work in London, and in the elements as we experience them each day,” said creative director Sarah Burton.

The elements were depicted throughout the collection, from dreamlike cloud prints, to clothes inspired by the unpredictability of storm chasing, and variations on the glittering night sky.

Louis Vuitton

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Nicolas Ghesquière described the spring/summer 2022 collection as "le grand bal of Time", celebrating opulence with a fairytale collection which nodded to the house's history but with the relaxed touches that the creative director has become known for. Louis Vuitton is currently celebrating what would have been its founder's 200th birthday, so it was certainly a fitting mood – and a beautiful end to the first real-life Paris Fashion Week we've been treated to in a few years.

Chanel

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As if we needed any more confirmation that the Nineties are the current decade of inspiration, Virginie Viard paid tribute to Karl Lagerfeld's supermodel-studded catwalks of the decade with a show that recreated the traditional runway setting, complete with photographers leaning onto the catwalk. The collection – which was filled with Nineties swimwear and Clueless-inspired skirt suits – was an ode to the creative director who came before her.

"Because fashion is about clothes, models and photographers," Viard said. "Karl Lagerfeld used to photograph the Chanel campaigns himself. Today, I call upon photographers. I love the way that they see Chanel. It supports and inspires me.”

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