Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl, was at all the haute couture fashion shows in Paris. The actress, who lives in Monaco and regularly goes to the capital, knows them inside out.

“I loved everything about the collections this season and I wore fun clothes, more daring too, but isn't that what Fashion Week is all about? (Laughs.) I remember my very first show, at Jean-Louis Scherrer, at the Louvre, in 2007 - I think the brand no longer exists!”