Touching back down from Paris, I've been reflecting on some of my favorite moments from the season. Tuxedo jackets, cummerbunds , tassels, intricate beading, capes, and shawls continued to appear throughout the collections. But this season, the familiar codes of opera house spring took on a softer expression, with more feminine fabrics, delicate textures, and a sense of romance.

Left to right: Lanvin; Chanel; Christian Dior; Alexis Badiyi; Chanel; Issey Miyake; Alexis Badiyi in Lanvin by Olga Volkonitskaya; Tom Ford; Schiaparelli; Issey Miyake; Alexis Badiyi; Saint Laurent; Chanel; Chanel; Christian Dior.

(Image credit: Alexis Badiyi, Olga Volkonitskaya, Gorunway, Schiaparelli)

At Lanvin, Peter Copping drew from a “constellation of artistic influences,” including Anjelica Huston, Pina Bausch, Thelma Golden, Tina Chow, and the house’s own Jeanne Lanvin.…