Join Susan amidst the Deyrolle taxidermy at the restaurant Lapérouse to see Catherine Baba‘s collection of pâte de verre jewelry for Gripoix. Continue to the LONDON show ROOMS for an intimate preview of Fall 2012 lines from designer David Koma and milliner Piers Atkinson–and, finally, attend a party chez L’Éclaireur, for the unveiling of a collaboration between rock & roll-oriented Simon Azoulay and a very talented newcomer, Aurélie Demel.

First stop, the Léonard show, with Maxime Simoens at the creative helm (for what turned out to be his first and last collection for the house). Then, Paris Fashion Weeks continues into the weekend, with a défilé mounted Sunday morning by Andrew Gn. The lineup includes some truly beautiful pieces, especially a few of those gorgeous evening gowns. Bravo, Andrew!

A few years ago, while at Harrods in London, I noticed a beautiful handbag on the main floor. Its creator was Lina Hamed for Analeena, and I tucked the name away for future reference. Soon after, during the Prêt-à-Porter, I met Lina at the Hôtel George V to see her full collection–and I was bowled over! Since then, she’s been a regular stop for me during the Paris shows.

This season, I also met Lina’s sister, Amalie, who was helping to show the bag collection. I noticed a fabulous ring on Amalie’s finger–and since I’m such a jewelry fanatic, I had to ask what it was. Turns out, she’d designed it herself, and put it together using raw diamond slices (essentially, pieces that might be tossed out), which she’d shaved down even further. These stones have a subtle, glimmering appearance, not so shiny as to blind you, just understatedly chic. Now I’m obsessed: I have to have one! For the moment, Amalie makes each piece to order, but I can see great things ahead for her!