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Between armor and lace, Tony Ward plays with shadow
On Monday, July 7, at the Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo — a venerable Parisian residence where the spirit of Karl Lagerfeld, who once lived and worked there, still lingers — Lebanese couturier Tony Ward transformed the grand salon into a theater stage during haute couture week. In the early Parisian summer afternoon, with sunlight streaming through the glass ceilings and adding the romance of a tree-filled garden to the interior décor, guests — international press and loyal clients of the house — settled in amid the hushed murmurs characteristic of great occasions.3D carnivorous flowersWhen Tony Ward gave the go-ahead, it was not for a simple couture show for the fall-winter 2025-26 season but for a contemporary masquerade ball, conceived as an opera. The steel masks and head jewelry worn by the models were neither protective nor merely...
