India, Jan. 28 -- "People don't buy Schiaparelli, they collect it".

And with each passing couture collection, creative director Daniel Roseberry is making sure that the French haute couture house's sartorial legacy stays encrusted in otherworldly opulence. This year, opening the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer showcase, Schiaparelli went down the Renaissance and colonial route when it came to the collection's core aesthetic.

Textures reigned supreme, both standalone and in clash, beautifully balanced by soft, sun-kissed and moon-doused colour palettes. What was a near-constant through out the collection however, were tightly cinched waists, with most of them streaming down into statement, whimsical hems - the mermaid fit and flare bein...