It was very 'Birds of a Feather' at Serkan Couture. Not the British sitcom featuring Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, but rather, beautiful birds of all different varieties coming together in a beautiful collection. Was it ornithology on his mind

It was a case of haute recycling at Viktor & Rolf, being, as the collection was, made up of bits and pieces from a multitude of past ones. "Recycling as a means of expression," apparently. And on the evidence presented,

Got wood? Jean Paul Gaultier did. Trees, that is. They were on the walls, setting the scene for what was going to be a trip into the forest. But, as the old adage says, if you go down to the

Lady in red. That’s how we’d describe Valentino’s latest couture offering. Well, not just red, but put it this way - red was the take home. I mean, we’re personally struggling to see past the little red riding hood cloak

The latest couture accessory according to Elie Saab? A small child. A small child dressed in couture, naturally. Haute mini-me. That's what the models carried down the catwalk (well, held hands with) - perfectly formed models in miniature. Where do

C'est incroyable! How else to describe John Galliano's latest Maison Margiela outing? This was, according to the notes, and also according to our eyes, "a modern reinvention of haute couture". And a thoroughly modern one at that. Think of this as a

The Armani Prive lady is louche. You can tell by the way she walks. Glides, even. That just leaned back shoulder that comes with living a charmed life. It started with suiting, beautiful suiting at that, in midnight black velvet,

This was an ode to the Atelier. A glimpse behind the scenes of Karl's magical house of Chanel. A golden ticket inside, if you will. As we arrived, they were there, stitching, sewing and other very clever hand-based activities. There

Celestial bodies. Circus in space? Bertrand Guyon's Elsa Schiaparelli collection was a sort of cubist reimagining of the future. And the future was bright. Bright pink. Well the carpet was on the way in, anyway, perfect for a pre-show couture mince.

Giambattista Valli's latest couture outing started off a bit little house on the prairie. That is, had said little house on the prairie girl been dunked in a big pot of sparkle and ruffle. Which sort of transformed her into

Celine Dion was at Christian Dior's Haute Couture show. Celine Dior. Will wants credit for that, all the way back in London. Thanks Will. Anyway, Celine is the greatest, Dior is the greatest. Call this a match made in heaven. Unfortunately,

At Iris Van Herpen there were bowls. Lots of nice bowls. Little brass ones. Was this a lesson in chic interior deco chez Iris? No. These bowls were an instrument. Played by Kazuya Nagaya, zen bowl musician. Who is very talented,

Frilling. This, which we have just made up, is a combination of frilly and thrilling. Which was how we would describe Francesco Scognamiglio's very first couture show, housed in a beautiful salon in Saint Germain. Gilded, chandeliers, paintings of busty ladies