This isn’t the kind of catwalk where the collection goes into mass production: for most pieces there is only ever one made – and when it is made, it is custom made to order for that specific client.

Designers that show at Couture Fashion Week – of which there are very few in comparison to the usual run at the spring summer and autumn/winter catwalks – want to put on a show: a show of feathers, tulle, embroidery and embellishment, creating the most jaw-droppingly beautiful dresses we have ever seen. Dior’s opulent and thought-provoking show had models adorned in modern interpretations of traditional ancient Greek dresses, while John Paul Gaultier bowed out of Couture week (cue sobs) with a bang, enlisting a series of famous faces (Bella Hadid and Dita Von Teese to name a few) to walk his last couture show clad in corset dresses and tulle.

We’ll be adding these to our ‘dream dress’ Pinterest board stat.

Paris Couture Fashion Week: 9 of the most outrageously beautiful dresses