Kym Ellery made history on Tuesday, and inched nearer to her dream of becoming a global fashion force with her first on-schedule Paris Fashion Week show at the uberchic Palais de Tokyo.

"This is absolutely the best of the best," said the relieved designer afterwards. She was en route to a celebratory flute of champagne with friends, followed by plans for an afternoon of boxing training.

Ellery's audience of 300-odd international editors, buyers, journalists and bloggers - "So many amazing people" - had presented their post-show congrats and kisses and were drifting away to Chanel, the next stop on the PFW programme.

Ellery's spring/summer 2016 collection of smooth-drop "curtain" panelled dresses and co-ordinates with flat straps, drawstring fastenings, deeply ruffled sugar-bag gathers and fist-sized eyelet and zip features, was inspired by French artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude who "wrapped" of two kilometres ... Read more »