Chanel's Metiers d'Arts collection

Fresh from winning model of the year at the British fashion awards, Stella Tennant was first out in Paris. This look was made of house classics: a skirt with jacket in a tweedy boucle wool, pearls used as décor on pockets and cuffs and a quilted handbag. The head jewel was a nod to India, which is an emerging market in fashion, though the dreadlocks up-do is a curve-ball Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

This collection featured a lot of hand crafted embellishment, which might have been Indian in flavour but was made by the Chanel ateliers in Paris. Two jewellery notes: the choker comeback continues, and are hand jewels the new cocktail rings? Discuss Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

This is the kind of outfit that Karl would wear if he were a woman. That tie has him written all over it. He'd probably swap the head jewel for sunglasses, though Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

If the turban wasn't enough, this young man also had a jewelled sash. Intense Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

New way to hold a handbag alert: twist the chain handle around bag to create a noose, let go and then dangle. Yes, dangle. With its turban skirt and minimalist top, this look perfectly plays the Paris-Bombay theme card Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

Classic Chanel with jewels on Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

There was a red and pink section in the midst of all the India via France theme, of which look 41 stood out. This maxi-length serving of sugary pink is more than a bit Christopher Kane Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

This kind of workmanship could only come out of a house that practises haute couture Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

A little bit of print with your dreadlocks up-do? Is this Karl's riff on a new global luxe hippy? Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR

One of the show's finale looks, this outfit is a combination of the traditional sari with salwar kameez. Many outfits in this show featured dresses with legging-style trousers worn underneath, a fashion popular in India. So, Karl may not have been to India but it looks as though he's done the research Photograph: Antoine_de_Parseval/PR