When It Comes to the Fashion Show Set, It’s No Holds Barred

Orchids at Ralph, a carnival at Tommy and rocketing at Chanel — literally. When it came to set design this season, the shows ranged from floral to industrial to the artistic. Ralph Lauren created an orchid-filled enchanted garden oasis at his Madison Avenue flagship, and Chanel designed its own space station inside Paris’ Grand Palais, and for the finale, the Chanel rocket actually blasted off. Tommy Hilfiger re-created an amusement park for his “see-now-buy now” Tommy x Gigi show, but this time it transported the fun to Venice Beach, Calif., while Gucci built a mirrored pyramid inspired by the Pyramid of Cestius, an Egyptian-inspired pyramid built in Rome as a tomb for magistrate Gaius Cestius between 18 and 12 B.C. Yves Saint Laurent invited showgoers to the courtyard of its future headquarters, featuring the raw grit of the construction site contrasted with the pristine industrial setting featuring metal risers supporting thick, dark green marble slabs. One brand bypassed the hoopla all together, though. Marc Jacobs’s set was completely stark except for two lines of folding chairs. What he did require was city permits in order to close the sidewalk and curb outside the Park Avenue Armory, where the models continued their catwalk. Here’s the lowdown

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