Power play

Karl Lagerfeld's collection was stuffed with outfits that screamed power - just check out the body language Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Boudicca meets 21st century boardroom Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Oversized belts encased glamorous shift dresses in a powerful display of female curves... Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

... and grew into corsets, encasing the body like armour - in contrast to the delicate veils and cuffs Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

A none-too subtle hint that this collection is about women dressing like men? With the help of a handbag that doubles as a pair of power goggles, obviously Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP

Arms sported decorative, twisted vines, softening the harsher lines with a distinctly feminine edge Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP

Shoes carried on the alpha female theme, with cuffs cupping the ankles like spurs Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP

The vine-like feminine trails, seen elsewhere on the arms, crept seductively over shoulders and hair Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP

Monochrome was the main element of this forthright, provocative look Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP

Karl Lagerfeld takes a bow himself, accompanying two warrior-females on his stack heels. Hope he doesn't feel to gloomy in the face of his alpha-female creations Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters