Two years on from France's first pandemic lockdown, Paris Fashion Week is returning to live shows.

The women's autumn-winter week commenced with Off-White, presenting the final collection by its founder Virgil Abloh.

Off-White retuned to the catwalk for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck along with 45 other brands including Dior, Chanel and Hermes holding live catwalk shows.

Saint Laurent, which had dropped out of the official calendar during the pandemic, vowing to set its own schedule, returned to the regular line-up.

Others are presenting a mix of online films and in-house collections for buyers and press -- a concept that was devised during the pandemic and has remained popular with several houses such as Japan's Issey Miyake.

Before these shows, students from the French Fashion Institute will make a digital presentation focused on fashion for the metaverse.