Facing a luxury spending slump, designers are pushing ‘beyond’ on all levels. Paris Fashion Week A/W 25 was awash with an array of concepts and intricate craftsmanship that defy neat trend buckets.

There were shape shifting silhouettes (cubist tailoring at Junya Watanabe, padded hip maxi skirts and giant ruffled Jacobean shoulders at Alaia) and a taste for splendour; whether that be ...