Spring 2011 preview: What we loved at Paris Fashion Week

Date January 13, 2011

WHAT THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN 5 YEARS:
The Chanel show, which took over the entire Grand Palais with some 3,000 seats, 87 models and an 80-piece orchestra.

QUEEN FOR A DAY
Perched on a throne, Naomi Campbell autographed T-shirts for Fashion For Relief Haiti at the Dolce & Gabbana boutique on Avenue Montaigne, to mark the 25th year of her career.

I WANT…
The entire debut Theyskens’ Theory collection by Olivier Theyskens.

SMARTEST TECH TRICK:
The Bar at the Hôtel de Crillon had giant screens displaying tweets from Paris Fashion Week.

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT…
How impossible it was to get a reservation at the Ralph Lauren restaurant, Ralph’s.

MOST DISRUPTIVE ARRIVAL:
Kate Moss at Christian Dior—she was surrounded by dozens of photographers trying to squeeze through the doorway.

MY FAVOURITE… SHOW INVITE:
Stella McCartney’s—her name was spelled in multi-coloured Silly Bandz.

MY FAVOURITE…PARTY:
The launch of a Louis Vuitton photo exhibit featuring African artists, at which Bono leapt onstage to jam with singer Angélique Kidjo.

MY FAVOURITE…SHOW:
Giles Deacon’s debut for Emanuel Ungaro—models milled around a mash-up of Volkswagen Beetles buried under daisies and hydrangeas. The house’s way of saying Lindsay Lohan has been deep-sixed?

PARIS FASHION WEEK SPRING 2011
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