Lily Allen hits Paris Fashion week in her highest heels yet

With a shoe collection bigger than Carrie Bradshaw’s, Lily Allen has been delighting us this month by stepping out in a variety of  vertiginous footwear.

Lily Allen

But for Paris Fashion Week, the singer has really raised the bar and was snapped doing a spot of shopping in the French capital while wearing a pair of £415, 4in, black Yves St Laurent shoes – her highest ones to date.

Looking groomed and chic, Lily made stops at Chanel, Prada and Goyard.

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Christian Dior at Paris Fashion Week

John Galliano dazzled Dior’s growing fan-base of high-profile, young, rich celebrity customers with an African inspired collection at Paris Fashion Week…

The Dior spring/summer 2009 collection strode down a Paris catwalk earlier today to a tribal beat, with the models balanced on six-inch, metal “fertility goddess” heels as high as their sculptural, plaited head-dresses.

Christian Dior spring/summer 2009 collection at Paris fashion week

The collection was inspired by “”my memories of many trips, all over Africa” by Dior’s prolific British designer, John Galliano, and drew on earthy, sensual references.

Christian Dior spring/summer 2009 collection at Paris fashion week

The clothes were obviously designed to appeal to Dior’s growing fan-base of high-profile, young, rich celebrity customers, including the pop singers Katy Perry and Lily Allen and the actresses Emma Watson and Eva Green, who sat front row with the likes of former supermodel, Stephanie Seymour, the Oscar-winning, French actress Marion Cotillard and the burlesque star, Dita Von Teese.

The dresses were amongst the shortest and sexiest ever seen on a Dior catwalk; flipping flirtatiously at mid-thigh in acid-yellow, orange, fuschia and delphinium blue organza and chiffon – and conspicuously see-through; although thoughtfully accessorized with matching, knitted hot-pants.

Christian Dior spring/summer 2009 collection at Paris fashion week

Bustiers made of coloured python-skin, teamed with flippy micro-skirts, in bark-printed chiffon or embellished with cowrie shells, brass discs and crystals, along with corset-tops in stingray, worn with hug-me-tight black leggings, added to the exotic mood of tribal-chic.

But Galliano – ever with an eye on the cash register and mindful of the fact Dior reported a 1.54 billion Euro profit for the first half of this year – did not neglect his more conservative clients.

Christian Dior at Paris Fashion Week

Here, he moved into a quieter ‘comfort zone’ of fashion, offering superbly-tailored, Dior ‘Bar’ jackets in fine wool; double-breasted, “flying” jackets; and belted, “lantern-sleeve” jackets; shown with crisp shorts or pretty, pleated skirts in polka-dotted or plain chiffon, in a palette of beige, grey, black, cream and soft pastels.

The evening gowns, although as diaphanous as the cocktail frocks – “but more choice in the showroom”, Galliano promised backstage – were muted in terms of colour, with long skirts of pastel and Dior grey chiffon, panelled with ribbons of lace or with tiers of pleats from thigh to knee.

But the tribal chic note resounded with the chain-mail halters, gilt-studded stingray bodices and cowrie-shell embroidered leather bustiers, worn with silver metal chokers made up of fertility goddess figurines.

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The new socialites

Forget Paris and Lindsay, there’s a new breed of socialites taking the party scene by storm. Here’s a guide to who’s who.

Peaches Geldof

The 19-year-old daughter of Brit rocker Bob Geldof and his then-wife, the late TV presenter Paula Yates, has made more than a few headlines for her rebellious antics. Her day job? In 2005, Peaches wrote and presented her own television program, Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind, which spawned other TV appearances. She’s also penned several articles for British newspapers, and is the face of Aussie fashion label Dotti. Currently dating: Faris Badwan, lead singer of Brit garage rock band The Horrors.

Lauren Conrad

Star of reality TV show The Hills, “LC” lives in the Hollywood Hills, and spends her time partying at hot clubs, shopping with friends and working out at the gym with MTV cameras following her every move. The 22-year-old famously fell out with her one-time BFF and co-star Heidi Montag, who dates the show’s villain, Spencer Pratt.

Princess Beatrice of York

Who said royals couldn’t be IT girls? When the 19-year-old isn’t undertaking work experience as a “stylist” at UK department store Selfridges, Bea attends lavish parties with her mum (the other Fergie), and goes clubbing with friends including Kelly Osbourne and Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keough.

Agyness Deyn

After being “spotted” at a UK shopping centre as a teen, 25-year-old Agyness (real name Laura Hollins) has become one of the world’s most famous models. Also a singer, Aggy often DJs at nightclubs, and thanks to her quirky style, regularly makes “best dressed” lists. Currently dating: Albert Hammond Jr of rock band The Strokes.

Lydia Hearst

Despite being the heiress of her great-grandfather’s publishing fortune, 23-year-old Lydia has also carved out a career as a model, played a guest role on Gossip Girl, and is a columnist for the New York Post.

Lily Allen

Though best known for her hit single ‘Smile’, Lily, 23, has been doing more partying than singing lately. The daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen was recently kicked off a yacht during the Cannes Film Festival after ripping of her bikini top and jumping into the ocean.

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