Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld
Having Keira Knightley seated on the front row of your show can only do so much for a collection, so it's a good job that Chanel has Karl Lagerfeld at the helm.
Amidst all the whispers of haute couture dying a premature death, thanks largely to the ongoing economic downturn, Lagerfeld's image of simplicity and elegance showcased in a range of gowns seemed to defy this.
Chanel's president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, brazenly declared today that: "Haute couture is for everyone" and if this is indeed the case, why all the worry and upset?
"Couture exists to keep our customers dreaming. Not only the customers who buy the clothes, but the other Chanel customers who see the show," said Pavlovsky.
He also pointed out that couture gowns provide employment for highly skilled specialists, as all garments have to be intricately sewn and weaved by hand in Paris workshops, according to The Guardian.
Chanel's battle with the recession should see the fashion house come out on top, as Lagerfeld's vision of graphic clothing, with no 'bling-bling' as he put it, could well prove a commodity people do not want to do without.
If it was very season led and too over-the-top, fashionistas may well hold back, amid fears that it would go out of fashion and not be a sound investment buy, as haute couture was once considered.
Lagerfeld's all-white collection proved a masterpiece in creative genius, as he let the clothes become the star of the show, not the set, the models or indeed a complicated vision.
Colour flashes were kept to a bare minimum, with black trims only appearing to grace a skirt hem or as an added detailing to a sharply tailored jacket.
The inclusion of paper headpieces, so intricately designed and perfectly executed were wondrous and concluded Lagerfeld's latest triumph, which he had revealed was inspired by children's pop-up books.