Chanel, Dior and Naomi Campbell: highlights from haute couture – photo essay

From Valentino and Rodarte to Kristen Stewart and Celine Dion, the autumn/winter 2018 haute couture shows in Paris were heavy on florals, glamour and star power

Tweed and Le Tour Eiffel at Chanel’s couture show – photo essay

Karl Lagerfeld looked to the chic symbol of the City of Light for inspiration for his autumn/winter 2017 couture show in Paris

Karl Lagerfeld receives Paris honour at Chanel’s greatest hits show

German designer awarded city’s highest award as autumn/winter haute couture collection deploys classic Chanelisms

Vaccarello in Paris: a ‘radical fantasy’ of Saint Laurent’s rich heritage

Fashion designer’s confident sexuality works for Saint Laurent, even in the rainy courtyard of the new HQ

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