The designer backstage described it as a celebration of the savoir-faire of France’s métiers d’art.

The racks heaved with more tempered takes on his spring 2018 Eighties couture extravaganza.

Subtlety had left the dance floor as the designer remembered the fashions of the New Wave and New Romantic periods, only through the lens of a French guy who used to work at Thierry Mugler.

The designer as usual focused on merch-friendly feminine basics and eveningwear based on his last couture collection.

The couturier channeled Studio 54 glamour for the after-dark focused collection.

Hooked on the designer’s couture line, the broad collection went from sexy after-dark minis to homewear items and everything in between.

The designer presented a more approachable spin on couture.

The urban Parisienne-oriented line carried over codes from the designer’s couture line.

The designer has a knack for integrating complex artisanal techniques while making his couture pieces look effortless.

The designer mixed street with sex appeal in a racy collection riffing off his couture line.

The collection was an exercise in urban sex appeal that is germane to Parisian nightlife dressing.

Alexandre Vauthier’s golden formula — sexy, curvy, cool — continued for spring, with the addition of some user-friendly separates.

Alexandre Vauthier's fall couture collection was armed and glamorous as the designer trimmed seductive gangsta gal dresses with golden shell casings.

The designer served up a volley of his famously saucy silhouettes.

Alexandre Vauthier said he wanted to go back to his roots and focus on craft.