Wild and wonderful designs from Paris Fashion Week

Designer Viktor & Rolf came to play!

Some of the biggest and best fashion designers and celebrities in the world have gathered in Paris, in France, this week.

It is Haute Couture Week, a famous fashion event organised by the Fédération Française de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), taking place between 7-10 July.

The annual occasion is a chance for designers to show off some of their designs for the year ahead, and some of their more bold and creative pieces.

Haute Couture comes from the French words "haute" - "high" or "elegant," and "couture" - "sewing" or "dressmaking" and are often one-of-a-kind, very fancy handmade pieces.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the creative, colourful, bold and unusual pieces from the shows.

Big, bright and bold, designer Viktor & Rolf showed off their runway looks called Angry Birds. The show featured fifteen pairs of outfits, with each pair featuring two versions of the same outfit, one very bright, bold and colourful, and the other very simple, and featherless.

Designer Iris Van Herpen brought some incredible light-up designs inspired by the ocean. The outfit on the right is the first-of-its-kind, made from 125 million bioluminescent algae - tiny, microscopic sea creatures that that give off light in response to movement. The outfit is made from seawater enclosed in a specialised nutrient gel to protect it, and allow light and air to pass through.

Some of Iris Van Herpen's other runway designs were inspired by sea creatures and coral - with the material sewn together in a way that would mimic waves when they moved.

Gold, gold, gold! Franck Sorbier's runway was inspired by Incan and Parisian culture, with a regal, golden theme.

Why have one pair of arms, when you can have two?! Designer Robert Wun's runway featured models with two sets of arms. Called 'Becoming' the runway is a reference to the clothes people wear for big, unforgettable moments in their life, where the outfits are the actions before, during and after these moments.

Designer Yuima Nakazato's runway show was called 'Glacier' and was inspired by the landscapes and experiences of his travel to Finland's Lapland, and featured some pretty funky metallic face mask designs.