French actress Catherine Deneuve, 71, puts on an effortlessly chic display in a leopard-print cape coat as she sits front row at Saint Laurent's Paris Fashion show

As the birthplace of haute couture, French fashion is naturally chic.

And Parisian actress Catherine Deneuve, 71, put on a effortlessly stylish display as she stepped out for the Saint Laurent SS16 show during Paris Fashion Week on Monday.

The Oscar-nominated star was spotted in the French fashion capital for PFW looking younger than her years in a sophisticated ensemble.

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C'est chic: Parisian actress Catherine Deneuve, 71, put on a effortlessly stylish display as she stepped out for the Saint Laurent SS16 show during Paris Fashion Week on Monday

C'est chic: Parisian actress Catherine Deneuve, 71, put on a effortlessly stylish display as she stepped out for the Saint Laurent SS16 show during Paris Fashion Week on Monday

With hardly a wrinkle in sight, the blonde bombshell showcased her youthful appearance as she posed for snaps looking picture-perfect before the runway show started.

Sitting front row, Catherine sported a cape coat in always-on-trend leopard print, worn over a black long-sleeved top and black skinny jeans.

Her demure look was topped off with patent flats while she injected a pop of colour to her ensemble with a red handbag.

Blonde bombshell: The Oscar-nominated star was spotted in the French fashion capital for PFW looking younger than her years in a sophisticated ensemble

Blonde bombshell: The Oscar-nominated star was spotted in the French fashion capital for PFW looking younger than her years in a sophisticated ensemble

The finer details of her show-stopping outfit included a pair of hooped earrings and a statement watch.

Her highlighted blonde locks fell loosely over her shoulders as she sported statement brows, smokey eyes and red lips

Sitting front row alongside Pierre Berger, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, Catherine looked in her element as she took in the fashion on the catwalk.

FROW: Sitting front row alongside Pierre Berger, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, Catherine looked in her element as she took in the fashion on the catwalk

FROW: Sitting front row alongside Pierre Berger, former partner of Yves Saint Laurent, Catherine looked in her element as she took in the fashion on the catwalk

Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault were also spotted front row.

Models at the Saint Laurent show worn sheer and silk fabric dresses, with fluffy oversized jackets and leather numbers worn on top. 

Meanwhile Catherine, famed for her roles in The Beauty of the Day and Repulsion, recently spoke out at the Cannes Film Festival about her feelings towards social media.

Demure: Sitting front row, Catherine sported a cape coat in always-on-trend leopard print, worn over a black long-sleeved top

Demure: Sitting front row, Catherine sported a cape coat in always-on-trend leopard print, worn over a black long-sleeved top

New season: Models at the Saint Laurent show worn sheer and silk fabric dresses, with fluffy oversized jackets and leather numbers worn on top
Keeping warm: Fluffy oversized jackets and leather numbers were worn on top

New season: Models at the Saint Laurent show worn sheer and silk fabric dresses, with fluffy oversized jackets and leather numbers worn on top

Accessorising: The finer details of her show-stopping outfit included a pair of hooped earrings and a statement watch

Accessorising: The finer details of her show-stopping outfit included a pair of hooped earrings and a statement watch

The star accused a new generation of celebrities of spending too much time projecting their private lives across different online platforms.

Calling the 21st-century celebrity phenomenon a 'pity', she claimed being a star necessarily entails a degree of secrecy, adding it is 'hard' to keep the mystery in a world of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

She said: 'It's the social networks that don't allow people to dream any more.' 

French star: With hardly a wrinkle in sight, the blonde bombshell showcased her youthful appearance as she posed for snaps looking picture-perfect before the runway show started

French star: With hardly a wrinkle in sight, the blonde bombshell showcased her youthful appearance as she posed for snaps looking picture-perfect before the runway show started

Stylish: Her demure look was topped off with patent flats while she injected a pop of colour to her ensemble with a red handbag

Stylish: Her demure look was topped off with patent flats while she injected a pop of colour to her ensemble with a red handbag

Date: Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault were also spotted front row

Date: Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault were also spotted front row

 

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