With many anticipating Balenciaga's fashion show, which has become one of the most anticipated collections at Paris Fashion Week, the creative director of the brand Demna used his platform to honor the Ukrainians in a dramatic show that sparked a deep sense of unease about the future, and the designer believes that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Eastern Europe, needs to put a microscope on it.
In a poignant moment, the designer recited a poem in the Ukrainian language by the poet Oleksandr Ols. In another gesture, Ukrainian flags were raised on the guests' seats. During the show, the exhibitors walked through artificial snow and strong winds, some of them carrying oversized leather garbage bags.