The Chanel haute couture collection

Karl Lagerfeld's spring/summer 2010 haute couture collection for Chanel in Paris Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk Silver was the dominant colour in the show. Most bridegrooms might draw the line at a shiny silver wedding suit - but most bridegrooms wouldn't be able to afford it anyway Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk This season's nascent sorbet trend looks set to continue Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/guardian.co.uk Ankle boots seem to have been fashionable forever. Update yours by spraying them silver Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Photograph: Benoit Tessier/guardian.co.uk It's easy to mock haute couture, but some seriously skilled work goes into this kind of embroidery Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk Minnie Mouse bows: next season's big hair accessory? Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk Exquisite jewellery, such as this bracelet, offers a slightly more affordable route into couture Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/guardian.co.uk Shoulders are still a focus, but in a less obvious incarnation than recent seasons Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Photograph: Benoit Tessier/guardian.co.uk Chanel's classic boxy shape is brought up to date Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: PATRICK KOVARIK/guardian.co.uk Beautifully contrasting textures Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP Photograph: Jacques Brinon/guardian.co.uk A rather daring neckline for non-model cleavages Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk Silver not your colour? Try grey, its more sombre cousin Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Photograph: Benoit Tessier/guardian.co.uk A gold shift dress teamed with silver platforms Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP Photograph: Jacques Brinon/guardian.co.uk Sorbet shades segue into ice-cream: this one's pistachio Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Photograph: Benoit Tessier/guardian.co.uk Reinventing the tie Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA Photograph: Maya Vidon/guardian.co.uk Karl Lagerfeld takes his bow Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/guardian.co.uk