The Scene: Beth Ditto from the band The Gossip opened the show in a slashed silk cocoon dress and closed the show with a bring-down-the-house a cappella medley of songs.

The Look: 3-D glasses arrived with the invitation and guests were encouraged to wear them to view the first few looks which sported red, black, and blue 3-D constellation prints. After that, the Joan Jett wigs, Dr. Martens, sharp-shouldered jackets, lace or fishnet stockings, and leather everything told a mostly rock-and-roll/goth story with assorted military, tropical, trench, and silk pleated looks thrown into the mix.

The Pieces We Want: A black silk trench and a black short-sleeved biker jacket.

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The Scene: A theater-size red velvet curtain parted to reveal swagged, tiger-striped beaded fringe drapes and three taxidermied tigers.

The Look: A campy mix of the Far East, art nouveau/deco, exoticism, and Parisian style of the '20s and '70s. There were beaded cheongsams, silk pajamas, and fringe dresses; clingy Lurex gowns with sequined obi sashes; silk with iris, zebra, and giraffe prints; sequined animal-head sweaters, LV monogrammed sheer lace tops and skirts; and clashing color-blocked Mandarin-style tops, jackets, and skirts with an incongruous disco vibe. More beaded fringe appeared on skinny lacquer-heeled sandals. As always at Vuitton, bags ruled with mini saddles in various suedes, leathers, and monograms and clutches in color-blocks, lace, and print. Unconventional looking '80s modelKristen McMenamy closed the show clad in black-and-white zebra-striped body paint and a pair of tuxedo pants.

The Pieces We Want: A beaded fringe dress and a lace clutch with a fringe tassel.

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The Scene: Inspired by he 1961 film "Last Year at Marienbad," designer Karl Lagerfeld created a double-football-field-size trellised garden with winding stone paths that took up the entire Grand Palais museum. An 80-piece orchestra serenaded an audience of 2,800 that included Claudia Schiffer, Lily Allen, Alexa Chung, Vanessa Paradis, Rachel Bilson, and Lou Doillon. Both the awe-inducing setting and the clothes paraded throughout made for the most spectacular fashion show most of us had ever seen.

The Look: Everything felt familiar but brand-new. The classic Chanel jacket was cut with a swingy A-line and often paired with shorts; pastel tweed dresses sported marabou feathers; a group of jackets, skirts, dresses, and jeans were pocked by cool, haphazardly moth-like holes; ankle-length dresses featuring bright, bold florals on a black background had an arty/vintage feel (a few were shown with straw parasols shaped like hats); ethereal, darkly romantic black dresses, many with marabou trim and raw edges, were the holy grail of eveningwear. Hot model Brad Kroenig and his tow-headed two-year-old son appeared about halfway through the 85 looks in matching white tweed jackets, denim shirts, and jeans.

The Pieces We Want: Any one of the black dresses and an A-line tweed jacket

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The Scene: The grand and gracious former Rothschild mansion with guests seated throughout a series of sprawling, chandeliered rooms. Janet Jackson and Florence Welch were the main celebrity attractions.

The Look: The greatest hits of '70sYSL reimagined with thoroughly modern perfection for 2011. There was the tightly cinched trench in crisp white piped in black, variations on the evening jumpsuit in elegant black crepe, the oversize cotton bow blouse in bright orange, cascading ruffles on peasant skirts and dresses, printed-chiffon-skirt-and-top combos with a '40s feel, the iconic tuxedo jackets and vests ("le smoking"), T-shaped halter tops, touches of marabou, and the tribal-inspired accessories Saint Laurent made famous.

The Pieces We Want: The black deep V-ruffle-front gown and the marabou jacket.

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The Scene: The palatial Paris Opera with its winding marble staircases and vaulted frescoed ceilings. Lea Michele made her only Paris Fashion Week appearance here.

The Look: Masculine/feminine in a wash of pastel hues. In the masculine camp was tailored suiting with oversize blazers and vests paired with polo-collared blouses. Feminine meant long, patterned silk dresses with double, thigh-high slits; denim tunics and skirts and a group of what looked like steroid-pumped giant citrus fruit prints.

The Pieces We Want: A pair of high-waisted cropped pants and a tuxedo vest.

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The Scene: Alexa Chung looking international magpie cool in a short navy blue silk and lace dress with pale pink studded pointy-toe flats.

The Look: A mash-up of minimal, sporty, and ballerina in a palette of cream, mushroom, nude, black, white, rust, and red. The lineup included long tulle skirts over bodysuits and shorts; simply cut crepe dresses with attached shorts; white cotton shirting fabric cut into boxy tops and dresses; elastic-waist track shorts and pants, and a few Audrey Hepburn-esque tulle-draped ballerina dresses. Ballet flats in buttery leather, and rugged ankle-strap toe-ring sandals with low square gold heels will be super comfortable this spring.

The Pieces We Want: The nude leather bodice ballet dress and any one of the small, soft boxy bags.

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Left to right: Sonia Rykiel, Isabel Marant, Nina Ricci, and Cacharel (Photos: WWD)

The Trend: Pink

We Spotted It At: Sonia Rykiel, Isabel Marant, Nina Ricci, and Cacharel

The Trick to Getting It Right: Band-Aid-tone shoes look new with pink.

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The Scene: In their frenzy to get to Kate Moss (looking drop-dead chic in a black fur jacket and leather skirt), the paparazzi almost missed the adorable Rachel Bilson in her pretty hot pink Dior dress.

The Look: The look was a riff on the musical South Pacific with some models dressed as 1940s sailors and others as the girls they loved. Clothes in the sailor camp included crisp white cotton anoraks, a navy leather peacoat, wide-leg/high-waist sailor pants, rolled khakis, admiral's shirts, and fitted walking shorts. While the "girlfriends,"--done up with Lauren Bacall waves and curled bangs--borrowed some of the jackets and oversize duffel bags, their underpinnings were mostly Polynesian floral- or batik-print minidresses, skirts, and tops worn with rope-tie belts and shoes.

The Pieces We Want: A floral-print minidress and a white anorak.

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The Scene: Saturday afternoon, and the perfectly dressed children of various French editors were running happily up and down the runway before the show.

The Look: Color was the headline at Cacharel, where crisp cotton separates and easy silks appeared in a range of increasingly saturated hues. Starting with nude and blush, the rainbow then brightened to rose, neon-orange and -yellow, and finally abstract paint splatters with a floral feel in blacks, reds, and grays, or clashing brights. Color-coordinated plastic-framed round sunglasses, mid-heel T-strap sandals or open-toe booties, and flat clutches finished the looks.

The Pieces We Want: The blush silk ankle-length dress with pintucked detailing and the orange T-strap shoes.

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The Scene: A raw industrial space with graffiti-splashed columns.

The Look: Menswear with an interplay of softness and structure with a side story of Asian silk florals. There were dramatically oversize blazers, tuxedo jackets and white shirts, baggy trousers, silk floral dresses and skirts, and beautiful ombre pieces ranging from a trench to a sequined tee. Square-heeled suede slingbacks in a range of pastels felt like the dream spring shoe.

The Pieces We Want: The suede shoes in lavender and a sheer ombre shirt.

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