It's 'The Munsters'! Paris catwalk's arch Lurch

Gigantic monocles and a new look that had more than a touch of Lurch from "The Munsters" gave the Paris catwalk an arch American air Sunday.

Balenciaga's red-hot designer Demna Gvasalia, whose ironic eye has skyrocketed sales, sent out a bolt of Frankenstein-shouldered suits and coats with obvious echoes of the towering butler from the 1960s US sitcom.

Big square-toed black boots completed the just-off-the-mad-scientist's-operating-table look.

While they raised a smile, the big new thing from the Georgian provocateur who also leads the ultra-hip Vetements label, were his high "incognito collars", perfect for A-listers in need of anonymity for their grocery shopping.

Hailey Bieber - the model wife of the pop star Justin - in the front row of the show looked like she might be his first customer.

She also took a shine to Gvasalia's new peaked pointed shoulders, which gave his black architectural jackets a devilish edge.

She wore a black leather coat with them to the show, matched with Balenciaga thigh-high boots.

With his tongue presumably deep in his cheek, Gvasalia also introduced his new range of "Easy Eveningwear (which) encompasses the idea of wearing something all night after...