SUBTLE GLAMOUR
Guests at Dries Van Noten's show late on Thursday arrived with a pocketful of diamonds and left with stars in their eyes.
The Belgian designer sent the fake gems with his show invitation and then dazzled his audience with row upon row of disco glitter balls, which sent rays of light dancing across velvet curtains at the Fine Arts School on the Left Bank.
However, those expecting a parade of showgirls were sorely disappointed. Models ambled past in heavy wool coats and pajama silk jackets inspired by Bloomsbury set writer Virginia Woolf. British model Erin O'Connor struck a languid note in a billowing velvet devore caftan with black and gray geometric patterns running over a flowery pink and peach print.
There was subtle glamour in a black skirt with deep pleats splitting open to reveal a silver starburst motif. It was a pity the trousers all came in the same awkward midcalf length.