Juries and finalists were announced at a party hosted by Schiaparelli.
The bipolar collection toggled between purist and Chinoiserie themes.
As Dior and Schiaparelli mark anniversaries, Versace has canceled its Atelier Versace couture show in favor of client events.
There are now 15 fashion houses with the elite credentials, which carry stringent requirements.
The iconic style from 1938 boasts an updated fit and lavish embroideries by Lesage.
Called “Santoni edited by Marco Zanini,” the collection for men and for women will be unveiled in February during Milan Fashion Week.
For his fall couture collection for Schiaparelli, Bertrand Guyon took inspiration from the house founder’s famous circus collection of 1938.
Rossy de Palma, Isabelle Adjani, Lady Kitty Spencer, Olivia Palermo and Sabine Getty were also among the guests.
Karl Lagerfeld, Giambattista Valli and Christian Louboutin attended the cocktail party and illumination ceremony.
“Couture Confessions” sees curator Pamela Golbin compile 11 “impossible interviews.”
The third-floor space at 23 Place Vendôme is to showcase the fall 2016 collection.
Bertrand Guyon revived the Surrealist spirit of the house with a culinary-flavored collection.
The event celebrated Jeanne Damas, who is the face of the brand for fall.
Rihanna, Kanye West and Jared Leto turned out for the event on Saturday night.
The London-based designer welcoming Kanye West and Christian Lacroix to Caviar Kaspia.