Heat Wave Challenges Paris Fashion Week as Designers Deploy Cooling Measures
During Paris Fashion Week, a historic heat wave prompted fashion houses to provide ice packs, mist machines, and iced Evian to guests, while some venues still experienced inadequate air conditioning and water shortages.
A historic heat wave gripped Paris during Fashion Week, prompting fashion houses to distribute ice packs, use mist machines, and serve iced Evian on silver platters to guests. Some venues still sweltered due to absent or inadequate air conditioning, and water ran short at certain locations. Several fashion houses moved their shows earlier in the day to mitigate the heat. The Louis Vuitton men’s Spring Summer 2027 collection was presented on Tuesday, June 23, 2026; Dior Homme on Wednesday, June 24, 2026; and Issey Miyake Homme on Thursday, June 25, 2026. According to economictimes.indiatimes.com, some fashion houses provided chilled towels and parasols. According to cnbctv18.com, models walked the runway in leather, neoprene, and wool, and a London-based fashion critic from Australia said, 'I honestly thought I was going to pass out.' Paris City Hall installed mist sprayers for pedestrians, according to wwd.com. Some attendees suggested Paris may need to relocate Fashion Week due to heat. Paris Fashion Week reflected broader challenges France faces in adapting public events to extreme heat.
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