11.   To be sure, he also showed his traditional Blass-like evening wear, like a tiger-striped organza skirt and a sequined and chiffon column dress.

12.   T-shirts, satin elastic-waist skirts, long column dresses and a deconstructed denim jacket are all building blocks for the Margiela style.

13.   A white silk strapless column dress with ostrich feathers on the stole was both discreet and handsome.

14.   A halter-necked black column dress had a golden metal winged bra top.

15.   For grander occasions, he showed velvet column dresses and sheaths in chocolate and black with cinched waists with wide bows in toning matt cocoa and tobacco satin.

16.   What better to survive a suitcase than fluid jersey column dresses or clingy cocktail frocks cut on the bias from which creases melt away when they are put on.

17.   Strips of permanent pleating were sewn in spirals round the sleeves and body for two-tone column dresses, which were among the most wearable items.