Our most-watched TV list is typically consistent throughout a typical season, but autumn 2022 was anything but ordinary. Russia's invasion of Ukraine interrupted any sense of post-pandemic return to normalcy the sector was looking for early on in Milan, almost two years to the day after Covid broke out in Italy. Whether or not designers chose to tackle it, the rest of the season was an open question: What is fashion's role in a time of impending war?
  Demna originally planned to address the growing concerns about global warming at Balenciaga, which is number four on our list. However, the increasing conflict in Ukraine has completely altered his meaning. With their leather waste bags, Balenciaga's climate refugees appeared to be war refugees. Demna considered cancelling the show after fleeing Georgia as a young boy when Russia invaded the country in 1993, but finally opted to continue. "I have personally given too much to war," he remarked. "We must fight back." His dramatic presentation, set in a snow globe with models' long gowns and long hair swaying in the wind, provided the season's most striking imagery, as well as the catharsis that many of his fans craved.
Valentino came in second place after not placing last season. What this means is that pink must have some sort of power. The use of eye-popping bright pink and black by Pierpaolo Piccioli divided critics, but not Vogue Runway readers. Also, there's no denying that celebrity has a lot of clout. Zendaya made her sole appearance of the season at Piccioli's show, and it didn't hurt that she was there. Thousands of shouting fans greeted her outside his Paris location, a sight and sound that was repeated this season with Kim Kardashian attending Prada and Balenciaga, Julia Fox attending Versace, and the resplendently pregnant Rihanna attending Gucci, Off-White, and Christian Dior. The Dior collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri was the most-watched presentation of the season. In addition, she                                                                                                                           

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