Can you wear that? Paris goes haute couture

Versace was the first fashion house to present its latest designs earlier this week. The collection "Athletic Couture" by the chief designer, Donatella Versace, showed ergonomic and figure-flattering cuts, refined laces and cut-outs. The Milan-based label has been setting trends since its founding in 1978.

On Twitter, Versace was describe as being "femininity and dynamics," with "the strength to overcome obstacles." After last year's heated debate on super skinny models in the haute couture industry, Versace has now made a clear statement in their show: The models proudly presented their feminine curves - underlined by the hourglass silhouette of the new collection.

In 1953, Dior said, "Haute couture has to stay alive and be adapted to the requirements of the life of a modern woman." In 2016, the fashion house actually presented practical fashion - haute couture for everyday use. Being able to afford it, however, is another matter.

Dior's girly and slightly pale models no longer presented the wasp waist in the 2016 show, which is otherwise typical of the fashion house. Instead, it showed flowing fabrics with colorful embroidery. It was the house's first big show since the Belgian designer Raf Simons left the company in 2015. The Swiss designer Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier have joined since then.

When Karl Lagerfeld stages a show, it is not just any fashion show. This year even the stage was part of the wow factor - a wooden house that looked like a dollhouse. In the individual rooms, models could be seen in new Chanel creations - simple, clear and natural.

At Lagerfeld's show for Chanel, celebrities proceeded to exit the dollhouse to present the new collection on the catwalk - including Kim Kardashian's sister Kendall Jenner (above), the Hadid sisters and Edie Campbell. They showed, among other things that the hip bag is hip again - as a discreet holder for smartphones.