RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: CHANEL Spring/Summer 2015 CHANEL Airport and Airlines Photos + Video!

Travel in Style: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

WHAT: Chanel RTW Spring/Summer 2016. Karl Lagerfeld--and his no-money-limits Chanel bosses--turned Paris' Grand Palais into a "Chanel Airport Terminal" where models checked into the fantasy all-Premium Class (one presumes) Chanel Airline flights.

Grand Palais Terminal: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

As someone who has spent plenty of hours at an airport terminal waiting for their delayed flight, I can attest to the fact that I pass the time by staring at the usually not-so good display of fashion on display at the airport. Just because it's such an awful place to have to go to (hello security!), doesn't mean you should get a pass for dressing so terribly. And that was Lagerfeld's point.

Checking In?--Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

His Spring/Summer 2016 collection for the House of Chanel was a way of showing what you should wear--or at least that's what he said. PS: It would be nice if we all had the luxury of traveling on a $15,000 First Class transatlantic flight. Maybe we would dress this way. But oh well, one can pretend!

Pilot Love: The hottest pilots a fake airline has ever seen: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

First Class Attendees:

Singer/songwriter/fashion diva Janelle Monae pretending to push her own luggage cart--Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Mom and Daughter C'est Chic: French singer/actress/model and former Johnny Depp main squeeze (for 13 years!) Vanessa Paradis (left) and her 16-year-old daughter Lily Rose-Depp (a budding actress, of course). PS: Lily looks EXACTLY like her mother.

Photographer Mario Testino and Vogue's Anna Wintour look on as 19-year-old Kendall Jenner saunters pass them--Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

TRENDS: Double-breasted jackets; skirts over pants; wide-legged pants; box-pleated skirts; below-the-knee pencil skirts; joggers; Luxe "Birkenstock" sandals; watercolor prints.



COLORS: Navy, baby blue; black, silver; fuchsia pink, red, rose pink, lavender.



Collection Highlights:

Kendall Business Class: Kendall Jenner modeling her first outfit at Chanel Spring/Summer 2016 

Kendall Evening: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Le Suits: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Wide Leg Frequent Flyers: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Box Pleat Ladies: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

First Class Madame: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Spring Break Travel: Chanel Sprung/Summer 2016

Print Trim: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Printed Overskirts: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Relaxed Traveling: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Airplane Cool: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Airplane Origami: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Denim Gals: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Sequined Flying: Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Carry-On: Luggage and Sandals--Chanel Spring/Summer 2016 

Final Bow: Karl Lagerfeld and model Cara Delevingne--Chanel Spring/Summer 2016

Click below to watch CHANEL Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Show:

RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: CHRISTIAN DIOR Spring/Summer 2016 Photos + Full Runway Video!

Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2016

What: Christian Dior by Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2016 RTW. Loads of delphiniums shipped to decorate the tent where the House of Dior was showing its latest Spring/Summer 2016 Ready-to-Wear collection. Rihanna was there (probably also shipped via First Class by the Dior peeps), as well as other fashionista notables, including the always-chic Marisa Berenson. There was an air of the South of France, Victoriana inspiration as well as lightness about it all. Spring/Summer 2016 will be light and delicate as those delphiniums, according to Raf Simons, Creative Director of Christian Dior.

Rihanna, Marisa, Delphiniums--Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Trends: Scalloped edged handkerchief cotton voile dresses, tops, shorts; looser coats/jackets; voluminous styles; drop shoulder; exaggerated shoulders/sleeves; night-gowns; cropped Bermuda shorts; hi-lo shapes (shorter in front/longer in back).

Colors: Navy blue, dusty rose, white, red-and-navy.

Collection Highlights:

Suited for Summer: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Scalloped Beauties: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Applique Dior: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Hi-Lo: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Lapel Hour: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Oversized Stripes: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Yachting Stripes: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Premium Class Boarding Time: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

1947 Choker Magnifique: Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Le Man: Creative Director Raf Simons of Dior--Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016

Click below to watch Christian Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Show:

RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Spring/Summer 2016 Photos + Full Video!

Feminine McQueen: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

What: Alexander McQueen by
Sarah Burton Spring/Summer 2016. Ethereal light
McQueen via Sarah Burton. Collection was inspired by the
17th-century silk weavers of Spitalfields, members of the Huguenot Protestant
faith who fled religious persecution in France and settled in London’s East
End, according to Creative Director Sarah Burton. A new "relaxed"
look for the Alexander McQueen house.

Trends: Ruffles; cropped jackets; lace; flower prints; romantic dresses; feminine "light" dressing; lacing; leather for Spring; Edwardian sleeves.



Colors: White, red, black, blush, powder pink, metallics.



Collection Photos:

 Jacket/Coat Chic: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Ruffle Pretty: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 White Dressing: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Fringed Lace: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Flower Queens: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Lapel Runway: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Feminine Cocktail: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

 Lace Red Carpet: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

Flower and Ruffles:  Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

Denim Couture: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

Feathered Divas: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016

Click below to watch Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2016 Collection:

RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: BALMAIN Spring/Summer 2016 Photos + Runway Video

Sex on the Sahara: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

What: Balmain by Olivier Rousteing Spring/Summer 2016. Saharienne Tribal-Meets-Kim Karadashian-West. Rousteing continues his homage to la Kim K with an entire collection that screams her name and body type. Sex Sells and no one knows this better than the 29-year-old designer. Fabulous Michael Jackson soundtrack. Return of Brazilian early 2000's supermodel Caroline Ribeiro who opened and ended the show.



Trends:The "Kim Kardashian-West Look". Retro-Sexy; tight and tighter; peek-a-boo cut outs; cross-body tops; macrame; Fearless Glamazon; late 1980's/early 1990's shapes, silhouettes; Big Leg-o-Mutton-type sleeves; volants/ruffles; cropped bomber jackets; Moto jackets; leather; suede; shoulder pads; Azzedine Alaia with a dash of Herve Leger.



Colors: Mustard yellow, tan brown, leaf green, Mediterranean blue, black, light tan, ivory

Sexy Suede: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

 Sequined Mesh: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Kendall and Gigi Runway: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Peek-a-Boo Glamazons: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

 Macrame Red Carpet: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

 Leather and Ruffles: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

 Volant Gals: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Criss-Cross Exotique: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Mesh Evening: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Ivory Fab: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Mini Club: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Le Safari: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Finale: Balmain Spring/Summer 2016

Click below to watch the full Balmain Spring/Summer 2016 Runway Show 

(Note: the music is not the actual runway soundtrack--it was all Michael Jackson music but due to Copyright Laws, another track was added, and further more, the sound ends 1/4 of the way through the video):



**To watch and hear the show with the Michael Jackson soundtrack, click HERE on the Balmain site