Working at the company for 33 years, Massi contributed to the designs of iconic gowns for the likes of Uma Thurman, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez.

The Parisian house aims to tell the story of its roots via a temporary exhibition at its Rodeo Drive boutique.

The French house celebrated surrealism and China in style.

Couturiers were thinking big for spring, with ample silhouettes cut for unfettered ease.

During couture, wedding season might have been in designers minds as they showed an array of bridal-worthy gowns.

The collection was inspired by the Neapolitan designer’s vision of paradise and is being presented in Milan and Paris by appointment.

A lean silhouette dominated in jackets and skirts in mixes of icy pastels through a considerable range of eveningwear.

Citing the sea as inspiration, Galia Lahav and Sharon Sever paraded a collection of short, sexy cocktail dresses and sweeping gowns.

The collection blended Baroque references and rock ‘n’ roll — with a soupçon of 3-D printing.

The former model and filmmaker has decided to leave the label, which she helped relaunch five years ago, to concentrate on her personal artistic projects.

The vamped-up wardrobe used a patchwork of references and repurposed materials.

The award was presented by Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The collection’s starting point was St. Gallen Cathedral in Switzerland.

The collection carried over last season’s conscious couture thread.

Heightened reality. Roman enchantment. Theatrical techno-chic. A major hire. A celebration of the ateliers. And of course, plenty of major dresses. A whirl of activity on the runway and off spoke to haute’s 21st-century vitality.