It was the show the fashion world had been waiting for, McQueen’s collection, without the brilliant designer himself.

Sarah Burton who took the reigns as creative director of the brand following the tragic death of McQueen, made her debut collection last night at the Parisian show with a gentle contradiciton to McQueen’s wild side.

Beautiful dresses with feathers and butterflies flowed down the runway, however Burton also gave a sympathetic nod to McQueen’s statement styles with narrow tailcoats and low-rise trousers, which followed the McQueen silhouette as well as the use of prints and ribbon embroideries, which were trademarks of the style of the last few years.

Giving a nod to her theme of decaying nature Burton also incorporated long, off-the-shoulder dresses in an abstract leaf print , a long white halter dress with a wide gold leaf belt and a gray shadow print at the hem into the collection.

We think the soft, yet striking collection is a great start of things to come from the young designer and friend or the late Lee Alexander McQueen.