Assignments from international fashion and lifestyle magazines saw Amsterdam based photographer Paul van Riel visit fashion capital Paris ( and Milan for a number of years) to cover the twice a year ready-to-wear collections of many of the greatest designer names. This portfolio shows a selection of just backstage images which offer an insight in part of the creative aspects of the global fashion industry. Models and makers, coiffeurs, stylists, assistants and the media - a most colourful world.