Stella McCartney autumn/winter 2010/11 collection

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at Paris Fashion Week Published: 1:55PM GMT 08 March 2010

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It was similar to a "Parents Day", at Stella McCartneys autumn/winter 2010/11 show, at the Paris prêt-à-porter deteriorate this morning.

Sir Paul McCartney, the unapproachable father, with his girlfriend, Nancy Shevell, by his side, beamed, as his daughter"s pick up came down the catwalk.

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On his alternative side sat, Maria Shriver, the First Lady of California, and the mother of the Governor of California, the actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a warn front-row guest, with her daughter, Christina both in attendance their initial Paris show.

Alongside them was Twiggy, with father Leigh Lawson, smiling, too, in the believe her daughter, Carly, was backstage, a key part of of Stellas pattern team.

Ms McCartney dedicated this pick up to her husband, children, family, group and friends, adding, in a reverence to the late British designer, Alexander McQueen, "This one is additionally for Lee… youre missed!"

The former Beatles daughter, who assimilated Gucci Group with her own label, in 2001, chose to lapse to the prosperous vicinity of the neo-baroque Opera Garnier the place where she initial done her Paris entrance as the engineer for Chlo, in March, 1997.

Back then, she done her name with manlike tailoring and vintage-lingerie. This show was clean-cut, modernist and abandoned of accessories, save for shiny, patent, pointy-toe slingbacks.

Straight coats in grey, camel or black cashmere, featured notched lapels, or cuffed, patch-pockets. Anorak-jackets had hermetic seams, quilting sum and detachable hoods, in rubberised ivory and black. Linear shifts were on top of the knee in front, but cut longer at the back. High-collared tunics, buttoned down the back, came over black, slim trousers with low turn-ups.

While the daywear was minimalist, McCartneys after-dark proceed authorised a spirit of decoration, around hand-embroidered and sequinned, edging slips, potential in organza, and purple, cinnamon and orange fine cloth gowns, cut high in front, but with a long, straight-cut "train", streaming behind.