Trim, tweed tailored suits and flowing dresses adorned by decorative black bows showcased Chanel's fall-winter runway collection in Paris on Tuesday. Under the soaring glass-and-steel dome of the Grand Palais,

It’s been a pretty eclectic Paris Fashion Week (March 3-11). We’ve had Victoria Beckham turn a dressing gown into a dreamily draped top, Sarah Burton put her stamp on Givenchy, and witty Dutch designer Duran Lantink – tipped to take over at Jean Paul Gaultier – sent a male model down the runway wearing prosthetic breasts.

A global juggernaut without a captain, the house has been in a state of limbo since the abrupt departure of Virginie Viard, drifting toward an uncertain horizon while awaiting the arrival of Matthieu Blazy in the fall.