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Paris Fashion Week: Elie Saab, celebrities rule

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It was colour-meets-menswear at Paris’ celebrity-filled Fashion Week this Saturday, with Solange Knowles chatting to James Bond Skyfall star Naomie Harris at Vivienne Westwood before heading on a plane home.

Meanwhile, French actress Emmanuelle Beart confessed she had fallen in love with Lebanese designer Elie Saab.

Here are the highlights of the autumn-winter 2015 ready-to-wear shows including show reports from Mugler, Elie Saab and Vivienne Westwood.

Elie Saab’s variations

It was a creative and varied show from the popular Lebanese designer.

To rousing military music, the first looks surprised the fashion crowd by how un-Elie Saab they appeared: constructed silhouettes with chic military buttons, lining a long slender coat or a military jacket in black. It was, at first, a welcome darker, more menswear vibe.

Following on from the forest-theme in the strong couture show, here the decor was of trees. This was mirrored in the catwalk show by a dalliance with an earth green button up shirt, pant or loose sheath dress, and later, in floral embellishments on a short, fitted A-line mini dress.

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Paris Fashion Week: Elie Saab, celebrities rule

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