" was held in Guangzhou, China on April 8th (local time). It was a repeat show of the same season, which debuted in Paris in January this year and was themed around sartorial style, and featured a live orchestra performance on the runway.

This was the brand's third overseas runway show, following Beijing in 2013 and Shanghai in 2014. The show, which had the theme of "Opening Night & Daydreaming," took place in the opera house designed by Pritzker Prize-winning British architect Zaha Hadid, marking the first time a fashion show had been held inside the building.

The runway featured a mix of international and Chinese models, and the original soundtrack of "Koudlam" was performed live by 40 members of the Guangzhou Symphonic Orchestra. The musician himself made a surprise appearance, thrilling the approximately 600 guests, including VIPs and celebrities.

Kris Van Assche, the brand's designer and creative director, commented on the show, "I am honored to have been able to hold a runway show in China again. The collection is presented using techno-sartorial elegance as its code, but I think that by holding it in Guangzhou, the collection was seen from a new perspective. This enhances my work, which pursues precedence and inheritance, while at the same time leading to a deeper exploration of majority and individuality. This is confirmed by my various experiences in China, where the contemporary appeal is constantly increasing."

PHOTO by MATHIEU RIDELLE