Couture continues in Paris and there has been plenty of sartorial eye candy on show in the past few days to get fashionistas whipped into a frenzy.

Karl Lagerfeld steered clear of black and navy for the first time in his career, and focused the Chanel collection around the idea of “neon baroque” – pastel and pretty, fluid and fussy, embellished and extravagant – the idea apparently came to him in his sleep.  Models with hair piled high and offset by oversized bows stormed the catwalk in futuristic silver footwear.

Meanwhile, Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy focused on a darker, more dramatic collection of jewelled tones (purple, green and electric blue) that he mixed up with ivory and beige.  The bold, gothic makeup offset the  Seventies-style jumpsuits, tuxedos and cocktail dresses and we couldn’t help but notice the unusual T-bar ankle booties that are sure to end up on A-list feet on a red carpet near you.

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With awards season in full swing and Couture Fashion Week kicking off with a bang on the Sunday just gone, it’s only inevitable that we see some of these magical creations being lifted almost straight off the runway and onto the red carpet.  Two we are crossing our fingers (and our toes) in the hopes of seeing are the delicious dresses above by Armani Prive.

The ethereal and dreamy quality of the collection was apparently inspired by the moon, according to the man himself.  ”I always need a hook to get into a collection, and that was it—thinking about something romantic and dreamy, far away from our everyday life. Something less harsh,” he told Style.com.

We’re wondering which starlet will win the race to get first dibs for the Oscars – Anne Hathaway seems the obvious choice, as she could pull off either of these looks with aplomb plus she was sitting front row at the show.  But that could be all too obvious…  Who else would you put in one of Armani’s couture creations?