Paris Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week () is a series of designer presentations held semiannually in Paris, France with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation. Paris Fashion Week is held at venues throughout the city. It is widely considered the most prestigious of the Big Four Fashion Weeks. In addition to ready-to-wear shows, there are men's and haute couture shows, which are held semiannually for the spring/summer and autumn/winter seasons. Also, every year, famous brands like Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, and Céline host their shows in historical places such as
Irish College in Paris the outbreak of World War II. After the war the college was made available for use of a Polish religious community, until in 1989 an Irish presence was re-established. The Polish community having re-located in 1997, the college underwent a complete restoration funded by the Irish government, and in 2002 it opened as the Centre Culturel Irlandais. Irish College in Paris The Irish College in Paris () was for three centuries a major Roman Catholic educational establishment for Irish students. It was founded in the late 16th century, and closed down by the French government in the early 20th century.