Fashion peaks in three major shows

A model presents a creation for Elie Saab. [Photo by Francois Guillot/AFP]

Jean Paul Gaultier treated guests to a silken, sultry and fur-dripping couture display that oozed glamour.

It was all about the one dramatic detail in his fall collection.

The couture master's leitmotif was the accentuation of models' faces in cheek-bone hugging - and non-eco-friendly - circular halos, delivered in fur.

Elsewhere, this one-detail style was carried through in jackets sporting ballooned peplums, accentuated shoulders or in gathered asymmetrical midriff detailing.

One show-stopping vermillion red fur coat in segments almost dripped off a model in a silk sheer floor-length skirt.

Fashion's once-named enfant terrible is, however, hard to pin down, and gowns of every color and material swept past celebrity guests.