Lanvin autumn/winter 2010/11 collection

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at Paris Fashion Week Published: 10:46AM GMT 06 March 2010

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Alber Elbazs shows at the Paris prêt-a-porter season, are regularly something of a party: Fabulous music, waiters with champagne and "lollipop" chocolates, and the expectation of a unequivocally good collection.

The Hollywood-look turn staircase that dominated the backdrop and the tinkling "Charleston" music, referred to we competence for in for something of a flapper moment. Elbaz, however, a engineer who enjoys the concept commend of both press and buyers, remained loyal to his signature.

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"Cut and shape," he exclaimed backstage, as he was engulfed by his fan club. The shoulders came in for majority courtesy far-reaching and large in a khaki coat, or an oversized, double-breasted red coat, that afterwards draped to not as big proportions at the knees; emphasised with lengthened folds on a Little Black Dress; or pinpointed with epaulettes on a waisted, brownish-red tanned hide dress.

Single, saturated sleeves, draped and ruched, renowned the sinuously seamed and draped dresses in deep, capricious shades of navy, forest-green, chocolate and khaki. Crystals sparkled on spinal seams; a black, roughly Gothic cloak featured an elaborately draped back. Pleats raced opposite bodices and hips.

When Elbaz shifted rigging to fantasy, it was fanciful and outlandish purple feathers, black and white ostrich feathers, tan and beige feathers churned with jade. Elaborately draped dresses, with one shoulder, or one sleeve, glistened, in bullion sore and lead lace, their hems aflutter with feathers, their dcolletage flashy with different African-inspired breastplate trinket in potion beads and crystals.

The Motown hit, "Love Train", sounded the undiluted finale; we were all on board!