"It's like you've been shot at," chuckles the Parisian designer Ramdane Touhami as he pokes at his bullet-torn jacket.

Five years ago the Parisian designer began traveling to Italy, where he became a leader in the development of new stretch fabrics.

Clearly, Karan is now heavily swayed by Parisian designers: Lagerfeld, Azzedine and Montana.

Lennox Morrison finds out where real Parisian designers go to buy top labels at a fraction of the cost.

Azzedine Alaia, the Parisian designer, has put his touch on beautifully tanned calfskin jackets.

One assistant to a renowned Parisian designer is regularly sent to scour the flea markets 'for ideas'.

She was an early exponent of soft and casual clothes when Parisian designers were featuring rigid construction.

The Parisian designers viewed their competition as mere sportswear designers.

Parisian interior designers have discovered his recent one-man show at the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris.

Roman Catholic figurines and ladies' hats from Parisian designers were displayed as symbolic equivalents to tribal fetishes.