51.   A French designer at the time purloined the name for a swimsuit.

52.   Among the guests was cheeky French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, who arrived without any trousers or underpants on but proudly brandished a black sink plunger.

53.   Isabelle Ballu, a thirty-something French designer, hired the ravishing Belle Epoque station buffet at the Gare de Lyon for her show.