Rick Owens and Sonia Carrasco make their mark on third day of Paris Fashion Week at cultural venues

On Thursday, Paris hosted the third day of its Spring/Summer 2027 men’s fashion season. While Rick Owens returned to the Palais de Tokyo with a surprise collaboration, Sonia Carrasco took over the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

With Adidas, Rick Owens masters air and stone

While the Palais de Tokyo venue came as no surprise, as gaunt silhouettes paraded through the building’s courtyard on Thursday, Rick Owens unveiled a major collaboration. In an unprecedented move, the American designer revealed to the fashion world a Spring/Summer 2027 collection created in collaboration with Adidas, simply titled “Stone”, featuring a few pairs of mini-shorts, jogging pants of varying widths, and jackets emblazoned with the German brand’s logo. A pair of shoes featuring a sole covered with black fabric accented by three white stripes—which formed the centerpiece of the collaboration—will go on sale next year.

Despite the collection’s name, however, it was air that Rick Owens mastered through jackets and jogger bottoms that were inflated and cooled using Adidas’ ClimaCool System technology. In the same vein, Rick Owens went so far as to push the boundaries of the human body with exoskeleton pants made up of several air-filled plastic tubes, contrasting with numerous pieces clinging to the models’ (often emaciated) bodies, such as knit tank tops that were both low-cut and crop-top style, flesh-colored jackets and sweaters, and a few T-shirts. 

For many seasons now, the play on volume and construction has been the cornerstone of the designer’s work, whose following has grown to include many devotees. Fans were particularly able to spot the leather-covered boots evoking the look of mythological fauns—previously seen at the brand’s Fall/Winter 2026 men’s show—as well as discover oversized eyelashes in pink, cream, or black framing the eyes.

The “Stone” collection, presented in the midst of a heatwave on a metal bridge besieged by jets of water, saw some of its pieces put to the test by the elements. The presence of various coats and jackets suddenly made sense, despite the heat—from a black, cracked-plastic raincoat anda fitted leather jacket with a high collar accented with metal details, to a minimalist ski jacket and a long black hooded coat worn like a cape, with slits on either side of a zipper allowing the arms to pass through. Worn over jogger pants made of the same material, several jackets crafted from thin leather in various shades of brown stood out on the runway, completely splattered with water, thereby gaining depth. 

In a ceaseless back-and-forth, the models paraded to an apocalyptic soundtrack—an atmosphere dear to Rick Owens, whose mystical shows seem to recount the life of a fallen humanity, or quite simply – something else. A prime example is a tank top held in place by a single strap and covered in green or black scales, transforming the models’ torsos into those of humanoid reptiles. While the collaboration with Adidas seems to have left a particularly strong mark on this Spring/Summer 2027 collection, the looks presented remained largely consistent with the style that Rick Owens never seems to exhaust.

Sonia Carrasco showcases summery elegance at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

On the third day of Paris Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027, the heat still showed no sign of leaving the capital. At the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, in Paris’s 3rd arrondissement, Sonia Carrasco transformed a long table covered with a white sheet into a runway. Guests took their seats on either side of this minimalist installation, while the first models appeared in an atmosphere as calm as the set design itself.

The designer structured her show as a progression of colors. The first looks came in shades of khaki before gradually giving way to terracotta. A few segments then delved into navy blue, before gray brought the collection to a close. A understated palette complemented a wardrobe designed for sunny days, where fabrics seem just as important as the cuts.

The looks emphasized fluid lines and understated sophistication. A slightly unbuttoned white shirt was paired with cognac-colored leather Bermuda shorts worn with sandals, while a leather bag echoed the same warm tones. Elsewhere, a pearl-gray knit polo layered over an ecru T-shirt complemented generously cut white shorts, illustrating the pursuit of elegant comfort that runs throughout the entire collection.

That’s not to say tailoring was absent. Sonia Carrasco reimagined the suit through soft jackets—sometimes worn open over shirts with contrasting collars—paired with Bermuda shorts rather than traditional pants. It was a way of lightening the codes of the formal wardrobe without making them disappear. Smooth leathers sat alongside fine knits and lightweight cottons in a play of materials that prioritizes subtlety over spectacle.

Through this succession of silhouettes, the designer created a wardrobe where the boundaries between casual and elegant blurred. The silhouettes remained understated, natural colors complemented one another, and accessories blended in without ever overshadowing the clothing. Even the sandals, featured in several looks, contributed to this sense of confident simplicity.

Like the previous segments, the finale was deliberately understated. The models returned one last time, but instead of simply taking a bow, they climbed one by one onto the long central table. The set design, which had been discreet until then, became the focal point of the show. What had served as the runway transformed into a shared space, bringing all the models together in a final image that extended the collection’s sense of serenity.