Versace does what Versace does best as Paris haute couture shows begin

Eva Herzigová and Amber Valletta, models who made it big last century, step back on to catwalk to model irony-free designs

The collection with which Donatella Versace opened the Paris haute couture shows on Sunday night was sexy and glamorous.

The dresses were long and form-fitting, with slim naked slivers peeled off across the body, as if Donatella had attacked her gowns with a lemon zester.