
From Antiquity to Yves Saint Laurent, here is an A to Z of highlights and trends for spring/summer 2011, seen at Paris Fashion Week which wraps up on Wednesday.
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From Antiquity to Yves Saint Laurent, here is an A to Z of highlights and trends for spring/summer 2011, seen at Paris Fashion Week which wraps up on Wednesday.
Karl Lagerfeld conjured the spirit of Versailles for Chanel Tuesday in a glamorous procession of feathers, faux-tweed, rips and lace.
Optimism is in the air at fashion houses Christian Dior and Lanvin, both on the catwalk and in the shops.
The punk look epitomised by the Clash and Sex Pistols back in the late 1970s is back and at Balenciaga, it rocks with the added couture touch of sequins and chic embroidered leathers.
Gold bangles twirled lizard-like up calves, around necks and backs, as the band roared out electro updates of James Bond theme tunes: welcome to Manish Arora's baroque world.
Cross-dressing in cut-out tuxedos, layering boyfriend cuts with superfine silks, or stepping out in his-and-hers pairs, it was a boy-girl thing on the Paris catwalks on Wednesday.
Space-age bodysuits met fairytale bridal gear, outsized bell hats and rubber jewellery on Wednesday as veteran designer Pierre Cardin took Paris on a four-season tour of his fashion universe.
Bagpipes rang out across a busy station forecourt while shower-heads spouted "rain" from the windows of a historic courtyard, as young designers kicked off Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.
The fashion roadshow rolls into Paris this week, after glamour stops in Milan, New York and London, with faces old and new sending down the catwalks their women's ready-to-wear looks for spring/summer.
Paris, Berlin and some 50 cities across France hope to stage the world's biggest fashion show next week, with up to 10,000 men and women modelling their own style on giant open-air catwalks.