An Englishman in Paris

Forget actors and socialites, rock stars are the front-row eye candy at the shows this season. First there was Prince at Matthew Williamson in London and now Sting at Christian Dior in Paris.

It must have been 100 degrees inside the tent in the Tuileries Gardens where the show was held, but Sting was ever so cool, even with a knot of microphones and cameras in front of him. And when the song "Englishman in New York" came on, setting the scene for John Galliano's male-female runway collection, even supercool Sting cracked a little smile.