Balenciaga wields shadow and light, pops of color in Paris show

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli sent leather jackets, leggings and textured coats down the Balenciaga runway on Saturday (March 7) in a show entitled ClairObscur.

Playing on the concept of light and shadow, a technique utilised by painters Caravaggio and Rembrandt, Piccioli's fall-winter collection was strutted on a black runway lit up by screens with images from director Sam Levinson.

The looks leaned on sleek silhouettes, like a high collared jacket paired with slim denim jeans or a red leather jacket with leggings and high-heeled pumps. 

Paris Fashion Week, featuring ready-to-wear designs, runs until Tuesday (March 10), with Chanel and Louis Vuitton still to unveil their collections.

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