Karl Lagerfeld recreated the facade of Chanel's headquarters at 31 rue Cambon as the backdrop for his summer show for the house in the Grand Palais gallery on Friday, October 3rd.

Sonia Rykiel on Wednesday, October 1st celebrated 40 years as France's fashion queen Wednesday with a star-studded bash outside Paris for more than 500 A-list guests.

It's become a tradition to pelt Christian Lacroix with the carnations left on the seats at his haute couture shows, but on Wednesday, October 1st the designer's favourite flower starred on the frocks.

Jean-Paul Gaultier's ready-to-wear show for next summer on Tuesday was a celebration of dance and movement, which brings clothes to life."Movement is crucial.

The Anglo-Japanese design duo Mark Eley and Wakoko Kishimoto brought in to rejuvenate Cacharel presented their first runway show on Monday, September 29th as the vintage French house celebrated its 50th birthday.

Luxury brands appear so far to be weathering much of the current credit crunch but with consumers becoming more cautious designers are sticking with simple go-anywhere clothes and counting on accessories to tempt buyers.

John Galliano heeded the call of the wild for Christian Dior on Monday, unveiling his "tribal chic" look for next summer which partnered tame silk chiffon with python and sharkskin.

The big mustache, silk shirt and gold accessories-look that survived for decades is now being replaced by a haute couture hero: India's men are taking their fashion cues from the global scene.

Life's choices are not usually black and white, but Gareth Pugh's vision for next summer was literally that on the first day of the ready-to-wear shows here on Saturday.

In most ways it is a Tokyo fashion show much like any other, except for one minor detail -- the models proudly strutting their stuff are wearing white diapers over their black stockings.

An Egyptian designer will be showing for the first time in the Paris ready-to-wear collections for next summer, which kick off at the weekend.

Dolce & Gabbana have come up with a simple solution for a seamless transition between night and day for the busy urbanite: the city pyjama.

Salvatore Ferragamo lit up the Milan catwalks with an exuberant collection for spring-summer 2009, full of neon shades and dramatic volumes, using bales of silk.

From the tropics to acid rock and retro 19th century elegance, the hectic round of Milan shows for next spring-summer on Wednesday drew on inspiration from all directions.

Missoni splashed vibrant colours onto the catwalk Monday while D&G paraded a fleet of cheeky nautical outfits on day three of the Milan spring-summer 2009 fashion week.