The Twilight actress, who became the face of the brand in 2013, made her catwalk debut for Chanel by opening the Autumn/Winter show at the Grand Palais venue.

Stewart's Still Alice co-star Julianne Moore also walked the runway at the opening of the event along with actress Lily Collins, pop star Rita Ora, Johnny Depp's model daughter Lily-Rose and her singer mother Vanessa Paradis.

Kim Kardashian's model sister Kendall Jenner was given the honour of closing the event.