Paris Fashion Week

Although my fashion heart belongs in London, I am always swept away by the striking creations created by Paris' finest. It may be a 'little' high maintenance, and yes the standards are through the roof and yes I find it gobsmacking that Karl Lagerfeld has to create 3 (absoutely immaculate and critically successful) jawdropping collections, but that's what Paris is all about - the beautiful and the chic.

I have yet to review each collection, and am waiting in vain for the YSL collection to be posted online, but so far I have to hand it to Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy, Alber Elbaz at Lavin and Balmain for blowing me away with divine and sophisticated collections.

Here are a few pictures of each designer's Spring/Summer 2010 collections, and I think you'll get my drift...

I have gone crazy for the drapes and pleating at Givenchy....

Lanvin...

Balmain...