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'We Must Keep On': Paris Fashion Week Exudes Hope In Uncertain Times

The fashion industry is reeling in the pandemic; marketing budgets have been slashed and magazines are thinner. But houses moved forward with a handful of physical runway shows and lots more online.
Models walk the runway during the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 06, 2020.

New York, London, Milan and Paris have all hosted fashion weeks this fall — even if much of the world was too preoccupied to notice. The fashion industry is reeling; marketing budgets have been slashed, fashion magazines are thinner. Paris is facing a coronavirus spike and there's a possible lockdown looming — but Paris Fashion Week went on, with collections that exuded hope for an industry uncertain of its own path.

At a time when the relevance of bespoke clothing, haute couture and luxury ready-to-wear is in

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