The couture week that closed Thursday was all about technique over image, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
A couple of days in Paris paraded some fabulous solutions to those perennial questions.
Couture Week was a polarised affair, opposing restraint and excess, technique and showmanship, real clothes and wild storytelling, with little in between, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
How does haute couture cope in Paris when real life intrudes, asks Tim Blanks.
Casey Cadwallader and Pieter Mulier prove that iconic design signatures can be rewritten for a new age.