Sandego.net – Paris Fashion Week has moved into high gear, bringing together experimental newcomers, global luxury houses and the familiar frenzy that surrounds the season’s most watched runway events. Rihanna has been in the city, crowds have gathered outside venues to cheer for celebrity arrivals, and the calendar still holds days of presentations across the French capital.

The opening stretch offered a contrast between emerging voices and established fashion institutions. Monday put attention on newer designers, including the creative pair behind Matières Fécales, Swedish talent Ellen Hodakova Larsson and LVMH Prize recipient Julie Kegels. By Tuesday, Dior and Saint Laurent had raised the scale with major productions and polished collections, while Maison Margiela delivered another characteristically unruly statement.…