Balenciaga, Balmain, Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens, Rochas and Thierry Mugler show their collections in Paris.

Balenciaga, Balmain, Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens, Rochas and Thierry Mugler show their collections in Paris.

The advent of agents who specialize in fashion bloggers, who now can command four- and five-figure deals with labels.

The advent of agents who specialize in fashion bloggers, who now can command four- and five-figure deals with labels.

Detaching myself from my son’s marital problems let me find joy in the time I spend with my granddaughter.

Detaching myself from my son’s marital problems let me find joy in the time I spend with my granddaughter.

Seeing editors tumble to the floor as benches collapsed at Balenciaga this morning was probably not a good way to introduce a collection that was essentially about weightlessness.

Seeing editors tumble to the floor as benches collapsed at Balenciaga this morning was probably not a good way to introduce a collection that was essentially about weightlessness.

The extended summer in Paris may have made for an appropriate backdrop for spring collections that have been heavy on the bandeau-and-long-skirt look that’s been playing everywhere from Prada in Milan all the way to the Nina Ricci show tonight.

The extended summer in Paris may have made for an appropriate backdrop for spring collections that have been heavy on the bandeau-and-long-skirt look that’s been playing everywhere from Prada in Milan all the way to the Nina Ricci show tonight.