1.   Both delivered strong shows for the spring couture season that were injected with their personalities and signatures.

2.   Exciting young faces this couture season seem few and far between.

3.   It was vintage Saint Laurent, but in a manic couture season, it was an even, even show.

4.   So it seemed at Thierry Mugler, who closed the couture season last Wednesday night.

5.   Still, there was the opening weekend of the couture season, and some news was made on the runway.