A creation by French designer Christian Lacroix is displayed as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for fashion house Elsa Schiaparelli in Paris July 1, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.