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Haute Couture in Paris: Animal heads and upside-down gowns

Haute Couture in Paris: Animal heads and upside-down gowns
Kylie Jenner is seen, outside Schiaparelli, during the Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Sring Summer 2023 on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

There was drama on the catwalk and in the streets of the Spring-Summer 2023 Couture shows this week, from American rapper Doja Cat covered from head-to-toe in red crystals at Schiaparelli, or Viktor & Rolf's poetic and playful collection.

Kylie Jenner attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week n January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)

Doja Cat wears a red Schiaparelli total look and red makeup all over the body, outside Schiaparelli, during Paris Fashion Week – Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024, on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)

Doja Cat attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage)

Irina Shaykhlislamova walks the runway during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

Headshot detail during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

Shalom Harlow walks the runway during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

Doja Cat attends the Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage)

A model walks the runway during the Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage prior to the Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Shalom Harlow walks the runway during the Thierry Mugler Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)

Dominique Jackson walks the runway during the Thierry Mugler Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)

Paloma Elsesser walks the runway during the Thierry Mugler Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage after the Georges Chakra Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kay-Paris Fernandes/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Imane Ayissi Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Imane Ayissi Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kay-Paris Fernandes/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Maison Margiela Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Maison Margiela Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)

Kylie Jenner is seen during the Paris Fashion Week – Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 – Day Three on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)

A model poses backstage prior to the Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Twins wearing Chanel sunglasses, Chanel logo buttons in their hair, top outside Chanel during Paris Fashion Week – Haute Couture Spring Summer: Day Two on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

(EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) A model walks the runway during the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France.(Photo by Estrop/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage prior to the Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage prior to the Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage prior to the Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Celia Kritharioti Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for Celia Kritharioti)

A model walks the runway during the Celia Kritharioti Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for Celia Kritharioti)

A model, a fashion detail, walks the runway during the Celia Kritharioti Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for Celia Kritharioti)

A model walks the runway during the Yuima Nakazato Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo Estrop by Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show at Le Carreau du Temple as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo Estrop by Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Laurent Viteur/WireImage)

A model walks the runway during the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Laurent Viteur/WireImage)

Araya Hargate attends the Ashi Studio Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Palais de Tokyo on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julien Hekimian/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Models walk the runway during the Rami Al Ali Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Rami Al Ali Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Metiers on January 25, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Juana Martin Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Juana Martin Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Models pose backstage prior to the Gaurav Gupta Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Coco Rocha poses backstage prior to the Gaurav Gupta Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Gaurav Gupta Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Maison Sara Chraibi Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kay-Paris Fernandes/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Maison Sara Chraibi Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 26, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images) DM/ ML

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