Karl Lagerfeld's show for Chanel could not have contrasted more with last season's manicured gardenPhotograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesThe catwalk at Chanel consisted of bare boards down an ash-strewn, post-apocalyptic landscapePhotograph: Jacques Brinon/APBy the standards of Paris fashion week, the clothes at Chanel were surprisingly practicalPhotograph: Francois Mori/AP
Karl Lagerfeld seems to have decreed an end to super-high stilettos - all the models wore kitten heels or flatsPhotograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesMore from the Chanel showPhotograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesDesigner Karl Lagerfeld, in his trademark attire, takes a bow at ChanelPhotograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesAustralian designer Collette Dinnigan opted for a more traditionally feminine aestheticPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesIntricate and sheer at Colette DinniganPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesMore from Colette DinniganPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesShorter lengths at Colette DinniganPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesAlexander McQueen's show was staged at the Conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette was escorted to her deathPhotograph: Eric Ryan/Getty ImagesSarah Burton for Alexander McQueenPhotograph: Gil-Gonzalez Alain/EMPICS EntertainmentSarah Burton for Alexander McQueenPhotograph: Gil-Gonzalez Alain/EMPICS EntertainmentSarah Burton for Alexander McQueenPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesSarah Burton for Alexander McQueenPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesSarah Burton for Alexander McQueenPhotograph: Eric Ryan/Getty ImagesMaria Grazia and Pier Paolo Piccioli for ValentinoPhotograph: Briquet-Guibbaud-Nebinger-Orban/EMPICS EntertainmentMaria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolo for ValentinoPhotograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesMaria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolo for ValentinoPhotograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesMaria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for ValentinoPhotograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
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