While the likes of Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Gucci took sun-soaked locations by storm, the ‘hype-driven, Balenciaga-ification’ rider continues to run apace. Below, 5 key takeaways from this season’s show

Lights! Camera! Action! The Stock Exchange in New York became centre stage for this season’s spectacle  Balenciaga is no stranger to the burgeoning wave of designers staging a spectacle for their Cruise collections. Once again, the house decided to do things a little differently and set his latest show in the busy trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. And while the usual Wall Street crowd recovered from a mad working week, the trading centre became a hotbed of high fashion show-goers. The ticket—a stack of $100 bills— set the internet ablaze (quite literally). Dazzling trade screens were another major component, where industry insiders watched Demna’s show play out. Attending the show were Balenciaga’s long-time supporters including Kanye West (now called Ye), Chloe Sevigny, Pharrell Willias and also New York City’s mayor Eric Adams, who swapped Sunday service for Demna’s all-out pilgrimage to the trading centre. The wow moment? The arrival of Christine Quinn, who swapped her customary Barbie pink look for a Matrix-inspired look.