Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Louis Vuitton by Pharrell Williams: in Paris, the clash of the titans

That's what you call starting off with a vengeance. On the program for this Tuesday's opening of Paris Men's Fashion Week, two industry leaders with diametrically opposed styles: Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, fond of intimate shows (around a hundred guests), at 5 p.m.; Louis Vuitton by Pharrell Williams, and its pop culture blockbusters inviting thousands of people, at 8 p.m. It's a bit like watching a Brahms recital and a Beyoncé concert back-to-back.

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