L’OREAL

The clothes were designed by some of the great houses of Paris fashion including Balmain, AMI, Off-White, Giambattista Valli, Elie Saab. Yet this show, much like L’Oreal’s display on the ChampsElysees last year, was always more about the show than the fashion. A giant floating board was this season’s runway. The display began to cheers as a speedboat that splashed down the Seine docked some glamorous freight: out stepped model Doutzen Kroes. L’Oreal ambassadors then flooded the runway. British signer Cheryl appeared in provocative thigh-high boots and a one-shoulder split-leg minidress with reflective paillettes that sparkled in the blazing sun. But the king and queen of the show had to be Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Eva Longoria. The Desperate Housewives star stepped out in a regal, layered gunmetal mini-gown. Coster-Waldau was all smiles but looked slightly nervous in a long-tailored coat and white shoes.