Swathed in stiff, shiny, ice-white fabric, sculpted into concertina shapes with black accents, the models marched past the front row like androids.


Sock it to me: French actress Noemie Lenoir models part of the saucy underwear collection
The fashion merry-go-round moves to the power house of Paris and things got off to an impressive, if not unusual, start. With designers playing it safe in Milan last week it was up to the French capital to stir up a style revolution for spring/summer 2009.