To celebrate his label’s birth as an official Paris couture house, Alexis Mabille went one better than handing out sugared almonds - he sent them down the runway. The French designer’s first show since being made a bona-fide holder of the haute couture appellation was a saccharine affair, from the bubblegum-pink venue to the frothy confections on display.

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