Two of the most celebrated couturiers of the late 20th centuries, Azzedine Alaïa and Thierry Mugler had the type of friendship I could only dream about. Supportive and caring, the two men inspired each other’s designs, shaping women into the wasp-waisted hourglass figures of their dreams.

One of my favourite things about Paris is how every museum gets in on the fashion action.

My most recent trip to Paris was during the opening of the newest exhibition at the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode, Stephen Jones, Chapeaux d’Artiste, and I was invited to the press preview to see it before it opened to the general public.

The most recent show at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent celebrates the designer’s geometric and graphic creations in an exhibition called “Shapes and Forms.”