As omnipresent as LVMH felt at the men’s shows in Paris a few weeks ago, Kering’s absence from the discourse was nearly as noticeable. Some of that was by design. Two of Kering’s biggest brands, Gucci and Bottega Veneta, typically show in Milan during the women’s season. Saint Laurent opted to stage an off-calendar show in Berlin more than a week before Paris got going. By the end of the couture shows, of course, Kering was once again top of mind, not only thanks to Balenciaga’s formidable showing, but also Guram Gvasalia’s strange and revealing interview in the New York Times, in which he inadvertently positioned his brother Demna, Balenciaga’s designer, at the center of the conversation.