On Sunday, Mirren and Fonda walked the runway at the L’Oréal Paris show — and the pair of 70-something beauties appeared radiant as they shared the catwalk with fashions.

One expects nothing less than the sublime from the prince of prints Dries Van Noten, and the Flemish master did not disappoint. But Akris, the biggest Swiss model you’ve never heard of, gained nonetheless extra hearts with theirs. Paris, being one of the cultural metropolises of the fashion world, has no scarcity of experience in throwing massive parties (suppose Louis XIV ) or a lack of luxurious occasion locations so it is a match made in heaven really. It’s important that this industry takes responsibility,” stated British designer Stella McCartney, after showcasing a contrasting assortment of cotton T-shirts and shiny taffeta skirts at Paris’ baroque Opera Garnier on Monday.

In a season through which casting directors appeared eventually to be inching …