French fashion label AMI pushed the boat out for its latest fashion show in Paris on Saturday - hosting its catwalk display on the banks of the Seine river at dusk.
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The brand, founded just under 10 years ago by designer Alexandre Mattiussi, is one of a reduced number presenting collections with physical events this season, after some labels opted for digital displays and videos for Paris fashion Week.
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Models, including some regular Parisians, paraded AMI's latest looks on the quay by the river, as guests looked on from a barge, surrounded by Paris’s romantic bridges where passersby stopped to watch.
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 Several models wore ruffled pastel dresses with a Pierrot-style collar.
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Multiple screens inside the boat allowed the audience to have a closer look at the runway.
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The collection was the first major womenswear one for the brand, which first erupted on the scene with men's clothing.
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Looks included long black dresses, beige suit ensembles, checkered shorts and pencil skirts, while several models wore ruffled pastel dresses with a Pierrot-style collar.
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 Models present creations at the Paris Fashion Week.
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"We need to celebrate a little bit, when you have this kind of crisis, it's very easy to fall into a kind of depression," Mattiussi said in an interview before the show, adding he was keen to return to the catwalk despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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"I feel like there is a challenge and responsibility to look up and look at the light and maybe to participate in this kind of 'beginning again"."
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 Multiple screens inside the boat allowed the audience to have a closer look at the runway.
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Masked guests, who were offered alcohol gel upon arrival - with 140 in attendance compared to the 600 or AMI might usually invite - included "Game of Thrones" actress Maisie Williams, who also watched Christian Dior's show earlier in the week.
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French actress Emmanuelle Beart also attended.