In Paris, A Season of Normality

PARIS — “We miss crazy fashions,” said Demna backstage at the Balenciaga show Sunday. This is why one used to come to Paris Fashion Week: mind-expanding, oftentimes challenging, progressive and, indeed, “crazy” fashions. Less so these days, with the exception of the usual suspects: the Japanese, Rick Owens, John Galliano, Demna himself and the brilliant newcomer Duran Lantik.

Let’s be clear: focusing on what sells, per se, is not…