Yesterday, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez returned to Paris FashionWeek to deliver their sophomore Loewe collection. Guests headed to Esplanade Saint-Louis on the outskirts of the city, greeted by a giant green ginham box in the courtyard of the 17th-century building. Inside the cube, plush sculptures of clams, seals and lobsters – a large-scale version of the leather lobster claw each attendee received as this season’s show invite – created by German artist Cosima von Bonin, punctuated the space, sittting amongst the audience. As is customary with any Loewe show, there were notable names in attendance, including the likes of Julia Garner, Sarah Pidegeon and the house’s latest campaign stars, Talia Ryder and True Whittaker.

“One key consideration was how this spirit of play might broaden the codes we articulated during our first season at Loewe,” read the show notes, asking the question of “How does the sun-drenched, optimistic physicality of our first season merge with this playful, experimental act of making to become something new — something more nuanced and layered — yet remain profoundly Loewe?” That playfulness was palpable, drawing from Spain’s energetic culture and vibrant way of living, the collection was imbued with an addictive energy. The sculptural silhouettes of last season were amped up, outerwear cinched at the waist, bloomed at the hip, or reimagined in cocoon-like forms, billowing as models strode down the runway. Dresses were built from latex, printed in tartan check, cut to the thigh and adorned with a fringed train, or trimmed with faux fur. The primary colours of last season remained as the designers debuted a series of colour-blocking looks in saturated hues, with monochromatic suiting and oversized double-hooded jackets. The collection prioritised “a devotion to craft and its endless opportunities for innovation and development, propelled by boundless curiosity,” and as that curiosity continues to grow, Jack Lazaro’s new era of Loewe just gets better and better.