Up close and personal

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During Paris Fashion Week I was lucky enough to be invited to look around the Nina Ricci showroom after their SS2010 show.
Having spent 12 years as Marc Jacobs right hand man at Louis Vuitton, this is Peter Copping's first full collection after his well received resort collection (which can be seen on the Nina Ricci website and in store now).
Peter took us round each piece of the collection, showing us the fabrics, details and work that has gone into each garment. I had already seen bits on Vogue but was not expecting to be so blown away by the intricacy and beauty of the collection. It was possibly some of the most amazing clothing I have ever seen.
Lamé, lace, embossed jersey, mother of pearl poppers, bows, ruffles, chiffon, floral and neutral colours.
Unfortunately, this will probably be reflected in the prices when it hits the shops.
I didn't manage to take any photos whilst there but go to Vogue or Style to see more from the collection.

Nina Ricci resort

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Dree

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Dree Hemingway outside the Giles show, still in the catwalk glasses.
LOVE the sunglasses, quite a few of the models came out wearing them.

Charles

Photo by me, outside Palais de Tokyo, Paris

Straight to the street

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Katie Grand outside the Giles show with Louis Vuitton SS10 bag and shoes straight off the catwalk.

Giles closes Paris Fashion Week

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Note to self - charge the battery!

The Vuitton show started so promptly that we were practically shoved into the dark space without anyone even checking my ticket (which was great seeing as I didn't have one! Ha!). We then had to cling to each other and try to find some space to see the show. Luckily one of the stewards seemed to take pity on my small stature and actually moved a lady out of the way so I could stand on the top step to see!

What followed was a lot of big hair and small dresses. Unfortunately my camera battery ran out just after the show so I missed photos of most of the good people - Leighton Meester stood for ages gracefully having her photo taken by photographers and posing with fans. Daisy Lowe arrived as the paparazzi scrum was going crazy over Leighton and seemed a little put out no one wanted to photograph her until one noticed her and started shouting her name. This is, it would appear, was all she wanted and so she stood and pouted like a trooper whilst Leighton went off to do a a quick tv interview.

Also present was Giles Deacon who I saw duck in quite early to avoid the masses outside, Grace Coddington, Kate Lanpher, Freida Pinto, Sophie Dahl with Jamie Cullen, Natalia Vodianova arrived after the show and must have disappeared backstage with her husband. I also saw Francesca Burns (of LOVE magazine) in a pair of sparkly Marc Jacobs trousers who did not want to be photographed by the hourds of bloggers waiting outside the show but who looked as marvellous as ever.

I waited outside after with a few of the bloggers who you are probably familiar with and enjoyed watching them set up their shots and do what they do best.
Some to check out if you haven't already:

Mr Newton

Vanessa Jackman

Hanneli

Chloe

Again, sorry for the lack of detail but I was standing at the back. Such a beautiful show with lots of very Chloe romantic, dreamy dresses and (quite heavy looking for Summer) capes. Plus flats were the order of the day with not a heel in sight! Hannah McGibbon has done a great job in carrying on the Chloe label I think, and it is back to it's flowing locks, fresh faced best.

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How they roll

The French police out and about on roller blades!

She's a mod-elle

Models outside the Jardin des Tuileries venue post Chloe show.
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