Overview
- The March 7 presentation at 22 Champs-Élysées was Piccioli’s second Balenciaga runway during Paris Fashion Week.
- Sam Levinson led the show’s visual direction, deploying immersive projections that included material tied to Euphoria’s third season.
- The ClairObscur collection emphasized couture technique and materials—leather, cashmere, silk and heavy paillettes—with draping and volumes that reveal light from shadow.
- Piccioli described the effort as a search for light in a period of fashion he sees as dark, reiterating that garments must engage the body to hold meaning.
- An inclusive, multigenerational cast walked the runway, with guests such as Winona Ryder and Naomi Watts in attendance.