Fashion secrets stroll Paris catwalks

Hollywood's favorite Lebanese designer, Elie Saab, has delivered a sweet and sexy spring-summer 2010 haute couture collection of heavily beaded slip gowns in muted pastel tones. We also head out to several other Paris shows to unveil new fashion secrets for the coming seasons.

It was a slimmer silhouette than usual for Elie Saab, whose full-skirted princess gowns have helped make him a perennial red carpet favorite. Dresses composed of delicate, transparent layers of lace and chiffon were cut oh so close to the body, and covered with elaborate beadwork.

Design of Hollywood's favorite Lebanese designer, Elie Saab

At the end of the program, held at a theater in the French capital's stately 16th District, the mirrored catwalk was littered with fallen beads, tubes, and chiffon scraps.

Bias-cut spaghetti strap gowns ended in long swishes just above the knees, while a series of draped bustier dresses featured skirts with bold slits that nearly reached the model's prominent hip bones.

While pretty, the collection gave off a bit of a deja vu feeling, with little to distinguish it from the stylings on other catwalks in the city, and beyond.