Haute Couture, Virtual Format and One Very Surprising Debut: Highlights of Paris Fashion Week

Despite the imposed limitations, the catwalk was nonetheless graced by dazzling models showcasing the most spectacular array of fashion ideas of the season.

But hardly anyone could anticipate that the show would be opened by none other than the prominent Hollywood actress Demi Moore, wearing a sleek black top and wide-legged trousers.

The Sputnik team invites you to experience the chic and glamour of the Paris Fashion Week in our latest photo gallery.

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A model presents a creation by French designer Stephane Rolland during the shooting of a film designed to replace Haute Couture fashion shows in Paris on 18 January 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. With no catwalk fashion shows on offer, the artistic ambitions of fashion designers has gone virtual: the week of virtual fashion shows starts on 25 January 2021 in the French capital Paris, because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Model Kate Moss models a creation for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture fashion collection presented Wednesday, 27 January 2021 in Paris.

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US actress Demi Moore presents a creation of British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021. British designer Kim Jones presents his first Couture Collection for Fendi since he joined the Italian fashion house as lead designer for womenswear in September 2020.

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(From L) Greek model Angeliki Tsionou, Czech model Michaela Tomanova and French model Sheherazade Dakhlaoui take part in the shooting of a film to present French fashion designer Julien Fournié's Spring-Summer 2021 collection for the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, on 27 January 2021, in Paris which is held on online because of Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic restrictions.

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A model presents a creation of British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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French model Mathilde Charuet wears Italian designer Sofia Crociani to present Aelis' Spring-Summer 2021 collection for the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, France on 27 January 2021.

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US model Bella Hadid presents a creation of British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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A model wears a creation of French fashion designer Charles de Vilmorin on 27 January 2021 in Paris.

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French model Mathilde Charuet models Italian designer Sofia Crociani to present Aelis' Spring-Summer 2021 collection for the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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British model Lila Grace Moss-Hack presents a creation by British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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A model wears a creation of French fashion designer Charles de Vilmorin on 27 January 2021 in Paris.

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A model presents a creation by Christian Dior during a fitting session at Christian Dior's Haute Couture fashion house in Paris on 20 January 2021. With no catwalk shows possible because of COVID-19 restrictions, the event exists instead online: the week of virtual fashion shows starts on 25 January 2021 in the French capital Paris.

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A model presents a creation by French designer Stéphane Rolland during the shooting of a film designed to replace Haute Couture fashion shows in Paris on 18 January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A model wears a creation of French fashion designer Charles de Vilmorin on 27 January 2021 in Paris.

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A model shows off a creation of British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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Greek model Angeliki Tsionou takes part in the shooting of a film to present French fashion designer Julien Fournié's Spring-Summer 2021 collection for the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, on 27 January 2021, in Paris.

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British model Adwoa Aboah shows off a creation by British designer Kim Jones for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.

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French model Mathilde Charuet wears a creation by Italian designer Sofia Crociani to present Aelis' Spring-Summer 2021 collection for the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on 27 January 2021.