Paris fashion week autumn/winter 2012: Christian Dior and Roland Mouret – in pictures

Models present creations by designer Bill Gaytten as part of his autumn/winter 2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for French fashion house Dior during Paris fashion week Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

A leather panelled dress at the Christian Dior show. Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

A model walks the runway during the Dior show. Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

A model presents a creation by designer Bill Gaytten for French fashion house Dior. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Models present creations by designer Bill Gaytten. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Bill Gaytten design for Dior. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

The Dior show provided an innovative interpretation of houndstooth for 2012, loosely printed on to a structured jacket. High-heeled shoes with wide ankle straps featured throughout the show Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

'I wanted to take classic Dior, clean it up and strip it back,' Bill Gaytten said before the Musée Rodin show. 'A more minimal approach makes the look more contemporary' Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

At Dior, handbags are of as much importance as the clothes. This collection saw the classic Dior design with a furry texture Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

A model wears a creation from designer Christian Dior as part of the Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2013 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion Week Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

A model presents a creation by British designer Bill Gaytten for Christian Dior. Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Models closing the Roland Mouret autumn/winter 2012 show in Paris Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images

An asymmetric-necked dress which displayed the kind of close-fitting, flattering silhouette that has become a Roland Mouret trademark. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

An intricate and surprisingly dainty feather neckpiece. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

In the Roland Mouret collection, feathers give a dramatic finish to a belted gillet. Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

A demure and classy dress is a staple of Roland Mouret, and there was plenty on display in his latest collection. Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

A model presents a creation by French designer Roland Mouret. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

A model walks the runway during the Roland Mouret show. Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

The Roland Mouret show. Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage