Haute couture captured: a photo essay from the SS19 shows

From Valentino to Viktor & Rolf, Chanel to Dior, the shows in January delivered a dazzling insight into the world of haute couture

Karl Lagerfeld misses Chanel haute couture shows in Paris

Speculation grows over 85-year-old’s health after non-appearance for catwalk bow

Chanel bride strolls along Lagerfeld’s promenade in green wedding suit

Opening with signature tweed and closing with a bridal showstopper, the devil was in the detail in this couture staging

Chanel haute couture show proposes a new catwalk silhouette

Karl Lagerfeld finds beauty beyond the thin with iconoclastic collection that features ovoid-shaped skirts and padded-out hips

Dior offers pure escapism with fairytale haute couture show

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri moved from her debut’s feminist T-shirts into a fantasy world that heralded a bold new attitude