Top 10 Trends: Paris Fashion Week Spring 2012

Seashell appliqués, coral twigs as heels, scuba-like trousers, fins on jackets – the watery underworld captivated designers as diverse as Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel and Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy. It’s a perfect fit with the new powdery pastels, iridescent sheen and waves of ruffles. The season’s biggest colour made a splash everywhere: all shades of rich blue ranging from aqua to cobalt



Seen at: Chanel, Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Alexander McQueen, Emanuel Ungaro, Elie Saab