Youve probably heard about the weather at Paris Fashion Week.

Im carrying the reality of where I come fromIm representing Lagos, Thompson said.

When Im out with my friends raving, thats what they wear.

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Im trying to convey spirit while also merging it with how my grandparents and parents dress.

It was quite personal, the LVMH Prizewinning designer said.

That manifested most directly in the visual treatments seen across the collection.

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Inside the exhibition.

Elsewhere, there was a curious counterposing of archetypically masculine sartorial codes and typically feminine proportions and material choices.

But such associations are entirely coincidental, said designer Omar Salam.

Red is more of a mood than a color, said Salam.

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Inside the exhibition.

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Backstage.

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Inside the exhibition.

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Inside the exhibition.

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Inside the exhibition.

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Inside the exhibition.