40+ Mesmerizing Photos of What Happened Backstage at Paris Fashion Week

Season after season, Paris Fashion Week presents itself as a week-long parade of jaw-dropping fashion—and this season’s metallic-heavy and trench coat-obsessed #PFW was no different (ICYMI, we’ve got the low-down on how it’s been so far). From platform Crocs to models actually making biker shorts and tailored jackets a thing—clearly, crazy ish is going down in Paris. But that’s just the runway. Who knows what kind of wild stuff happens backstage? Answer: Award-winning photographer Kevin Tachman does, and he’s even got the pics to prove it.

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From models literally sprinting to up close and personal shots of intricately made designer garb, scroll through to see backstage photos from Paris Fashion Week.