Equally hotly anticipated is French duo Coperni, who are staging their show at Disneyland Paris on the final night, with an after-party in the theme park that promises to go on into the wee hours, reports AFP.
Designers Arnaud Vaillant and Sebastien Meyer pulled off a coup with their outfit for Belgian singer Angele for the Olympics closing ceremony, and are clearly in a mood to celebrate.
"It all began with a dream," they wrote on Instagram. "Disneyland Paris is all about entertainment and emotion. We are working closely with the Disney teams to create a magical moment to share with all of you."
Another hot duo, the Olsen twins, the Los Angeles child actors turned designers, have kept their place for their luxury line The Row in fashion week proper thanks to a cash injection from the owners of Chanel and L'Oreal.
Missing, however, will be Victoria/Tomas, which went out of business in June after eight years on the Paris podium.
Despite winning the Pierre Berge and the ANDAM prizes last year, Avellano will also be absent along with longtime fixture Y/Project, who have lost their star designer Glenn Martens to Diesel.
Paris will also be without Givenchy this time, with its new British designer Sarah Burton, a stalwart at Alexander McQueen for a quarter of a century, just made creative director.
Paris hipsters Acne Studio are back on the catwalk, however, after flirting with canape and champagne presentations.