In the day's other big show at Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello turned the clock back to the early 1980s -- shoulder pads and all -- by summoning the ghost of the brand's founder, Yves Saint Laurent himself.
Bella Hadid led a battalion of female models dressed as the designer -- trademark specs, double breasted suits, trenchcoats -- parading in oversized variations of his classic male cuts from way back in the day, reports AFP.
Saint Laurent was the man who changed women's fashion forever in 1966 by putting women in his black men's "smoking" tuxedo jackets, and Vaccarello seemed to be trying to repeat the trick through an 80s timewarp.
For a designer who often takes delight in showing as much flesh as possible, this was a decidedly demure collection of long trailing coats, silk brocade jackets, and aristo ruffs and cuffs. Our old 80s friends, the leather and suede bomber jackets, made an appearance too, all cut with a run of interesting miniskirts with contrasting underskirts.
It all seemed to be lapped up by a hugely glamorous -- and fur-festooned -- front row that included Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, K pop stars Rose of Blackpink and singer Cha Eun-woo, Lenny Kravitz, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Carla Bruni.