Lebanon's Georges Chakra also had his eye on the red carpet, with a collection of pretty princess gowns that were heavy with rhinestones and tulle for his Haute Couture collection on Monday.
Chakra mixed geometric grid patterns with fluffy tufts of tulle to create what he called a "chaotic garden", his sartorial take on English gardens that are a riot of leaves and flowers poking through wrought iron fencing.
"The inspiration came from, it is a savage garden, it is not very square. It's something so we can see the fence and the cage, and we can see the... we have big prints so it reminds you of big evenings and we have lots of tulle," the designer told The Associated Press at his showroom.
Back on the catwalk, the cocktail dresses were short, Balmain rock-princess short, with Swarovski crystal cage bodices layered over dusty rose lace.
Chakra's evening gowns were red carpet-ready, glinting with sequins and stiff with tulle ruffles.
Some of the dresses combined the two looks, and were abbreviated in the front, with long trains behind. On these, Chakra used an unusual, crinkly metallic fabric he said he'd helped develop.
The idea came to him at a lunch with one of his fabric suppliers.
AP