Yolanda joined her daughters Gigi and Bella on the Off-White catwalk in Paris

Discovered in her teens by the late Eileen Ford, Hadid - known then as Yolanda van Der Herik - was once a familiar face at Paris and Milan fashion weeks during the Eighties and has previously starred on the pages of French Vogue. It’s little wonder she took her return to the runway in her stride.

The Hadid siblings bookended their mother’s surprise appearance on the catwalk, with Bella opening the showcase dressed in a part-anorak-part-ballgown hybrid which featured a sheer peplum tulle pleated skirt and one ruffled shoulder juxtaposed against half a hooded sports jacket. Gigi was the last model to take to the catwalk, decked out in a white lace and crinoline confection which morphed into a blue hoodie.

For fashion’s foremost sportswear personality Virgil Abloh, this mash up of evening wear and athleisure was familiar territory.

Since launching his label in 2014, the longtime stylist of Kayne West has cultivated a cult following who look to him for cutting edge streetwear and numerous sell-out collaborations which have included pieces for Jimmy Choo and Ikea. The next - and no doubt soon to be sell-out - instalment of his partnership with Nike was among the highlights unveiled yesterday.

Spray painted suiting and warped houndstooth tailoring also provided workwear options for millennial entrepreneurial types who rarely frequent an office block, while Instagrammable evening options included sequinned tux jackets, cut-out jersey dresses and chiffon ballgowns spliced with camouflage cargo pants.