The biggest surprise at Paris couture? PARIS (AP) — Paris couture this season did something unexpected: It got lighter and down to earth. Chanel opened Matthieu Blazy’s first couture collection with the powerhouse’s classic skirt suit rendered in blush organza: familiar, but ghosted. Armani Privé, under Silvana Armani — who put on her first couture show since her uncle Giorgio Armani died in September — made lightness look expensive. Couture gets wearableA second shift ran through the week: couture moving toward the daily wardrobe.