http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/fashion/paris-fashion-week-day-1-olivier-theyskens-anthony-vaccarello-saint-laurent.html 2016-09-27 07:56:56 Paris Fashion Week, Day 1: Enter the Newbies What used to be a barely there first day of shows has become a showcase for the new guard. === No offense to Milan or London (though some will surely be taken), but the fashion world waits and waits for • • Young guns. Since its first award was presented in 2014, the LVMH Prize, a 300,000-euro ($330,000) and mentorship award presented to a designer early in his or her career, has brought attention to labels that otherwise might have languished at the periphery. Now they cluster in the schedule. Tuesday offers a chance to see any of several: • Hedi Slimane has left the building, and And in case you missed it: • Before she walks the runway for Gucci, Burberry or Jil Sander, a young model on the make has to pass muster with • Spring bags and shoes • Related: At Dolce & Gabbana, • Finally, your twice-a-year reminder that