Last March, during the Prêt-à-Porter shows in Paris, I attended a défilé presented by the recently-revived house of Mugler. Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gaga’s stylist, has taken over as the brand’s creative director, and Lady Gaga herself was part of the show. Her participation made for quite an experience (putting it mildly) and, in a way, overshadowed the clothes. More recently, during a particularly hectic stay in Paris (with very little time to shop), I made a point of visiting Colette with my editorial director, Mark Grischke (a man who loves fashion as much as I do). As we walked upstairs to the boutique’s second floor, I spotted a long, slim, beautifully-cut black dress on one of the mannequins. Just looking at it, I knew it had my name all over it, and I said to Mark, “I have to try this on, whatever it is.” Turns out, it was a Mugler dress–and so new, even salespeople were dying to see it on. I walked out of the dressing room thinking WOW. The dress was amazing, and it fit me like a glove (made of body-hugging polyamide-and-elastane, with an overlay of dévoré voile to create its animal pattern). Deceptively simple, and all about the details of texture, construction and fit. In a word? Perfect!