The collection is about the cut: The butchers cut, the surgeons cut and the tailors cut and consists of geometric, collaged, stiff yet rounded, and composed of zones of matte and shine, with cashmere dimpled to look like industrial foam and shaved fur, severely asymmetrical silk dresses for women and oh-so-difficult contradictions.

The aesthetic, Westphal has launched with the aid of new machinery and traditional couture techniques, is recognizably Parisian, chic, optimistic, and of today.