Fashion Week - The Best of Paris Spring/Summer 2012: Paris Fashion Week Review | FashionTV - FTV

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFTV http://www.FTV.com/videos PARIS - FashionTV hit up Paris Fashion Week Spring 2012 to catch the last of the major fashion weeks in succession (New York, London, and Milan came first) and the best of Paris fashion and fashion designers. Hussein Chalayan, a sometimes controversial designer who fuses modern art and fashion, showcased a minimalist collection infused with the occasional screen printed graphic pattern, where models walked down the runway before standing in the back to sip champagne handed to them by the designer himself. FashionTV was backstage at the Vivienne Westwood Gold Label where models flaunted thick, dramatic makeup in a Baroque 18th century style and a "ruined royalty" look under a big chandelier. The Chloe label also went back to basics, infusing minimalism with the signature femininity of the brand. Sonia Rykiel is in the audience for her namesake collection presented by head designer Nathalie Rykiel, who says she wanted the collection to be quite feminine and airy. Short bangs accentuate the faces of models at the John Galliano show taken over by Bill Blass in the wake of Galliano's controversy. The show takes on a Victorian Mary Poppins theme. Mugler's show, while much more subdued than last year's Fall 2011 collection with an appearance by Lady Gaga, has a projected image of the pop and fashion icon in the background. Bette Franke opens the lacy, floral and uber-romantic Valentino collection. Sarah Burto