Masks, Mystery, and Mastery

<p><strong><span style="font-size:small;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">A Show Charged with Energy</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:small;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size:small;">There&rsquo;s always this indescribable thrill and that beautiful chaos before a Couture show begins&hellip;. but this time it was different, the energy felt sharper. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">On Monday, July 7th, at 3pm Paris time, the H&ocirc;tel Pozzo di Borgo in Paris transformed into a theatrical stage of a modern masquerade runway, setting the scene for one of the most striking catwalk moments of Paris Haute Couture Week.</span></span></p><span style="font-size:small;"></span><p><strong><span style="font-size:small;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Backstage: The Art of Transformation</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size:small;">Backstage, the mood was electric. Again, it was different this time. Models moved between final fittings and makeup touch-ups, their looks completed with sculptural steel masks. But these weren&rsquo;t ordinary accessories. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The masks became the collection&rsquo;s statement, symbols of duality and power. They didn&rsquo;t hide faces; instead, they framed them, turning each model into a living, walking sculpture.</span></span></p>