Illustration Paul WagenblastFashionGIFsGo on a glitchy trip through the best of Paris fashionBlade Runner, the occult and pixellated PCs – as Fashion Week draws to a close, we deconstruct the most unexpected references from the standout cityShareLink copied ✔️October 9, 2015FashionGIFsTextBiju BelinkyPhotographyPaul WagenblastParis Fashion Week SS16 GIFS You probably spotted Rei’s red-haired witches – but did you see hints of the occult in Saint Laurent? They’re there, hiding in plain sight – and digital artist Paul Wagenblast is here to show us the way through the season’s most unexpected references in flashcard form. Putting together the most exciting references of Paris SS16 into these GIFs, he pulls out the connections between Chanel’s vacation dreams and Céline’s escape from the city, Maison Margiela’s plastic-wrapped androgynous models and Louis Vuitton’s portrait of a digital future. Click through the gallery above to see Paris’s collections get GIF-ed up. OCCULT: The eccentric vortex of candles, black magic and darkness. Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Comme des Garçons, Louis Vuitton.Illustration Paul WagenblastExpand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrom Lana to Gaga: August Barron curate their ultimate music video nightInside the world of August Barron, fashion’s disruptive design duo Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingIn pictures: Shalom Harlow’s most iconic catwalk momentsSilver Arrows: Fusing fashion with film noirSo you want to get your hands on Leigh Bowery’s merkin?‘Westwood and Kawakubo are provocateurs’: Inside their powerful new exhibitA look back on Loli Bahia’s best fashion moments Sunrise Angel: Loli Bahia steps out of the shadowsIrish designer Robyn Lynch is riding the ‘green wave’ her own wayDario Vitale has left Versace after 8 monthsThe 2025 Christmas archetype gift guide