Paris Fashion Week
This week’s Paris couture shows are glamorous, innovative, and wonderfully oblivious to the recession. View our gallery.
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The ever-pale burlesque (and fashion) icon Dita Von Teese attends the Christian Dior fashion show at Musée Rodin.
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Rapper Kanye West shows off his impeccable tailoring in the front row of the Christian Dior show.
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Ivana Trump, stepping out in a full-length fur at the Christian Dior show.
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Actress Mischa Barton arrives at "gare du Nord" for fashion week in her own twist on Keaton chic.
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For the Dior show, Mischa ditched the tuxedo garb and went for a tight, Easter yellow mini dress.
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Keira Knightley sporting a sexy secretary look—and a new, blunt hairdo—at the Chanel couture show.
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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (he of the signature studded glove) acknowledges applause at the end of the presentation of the Chanel Haute Couture.
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Floral headdresses and angelic makeup abounded at the Chanel couture show.
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The Christian Dior show looked like a child's fantasy world, with bright, candy colors and swirling hemlines.
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The Christian Lacroix runway was dominated by Spanish-inspired designs, from flamenco hairstyles to off-the-shoulder dancing gowns.
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French designer Stéphane Rolland chose a dramatic, monochromatic palette for his Monday couture show.
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After his red series, Stéphane Rolland rolled out a classic collection of little black dresses, accessorized with diamonds.
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The Dior show also pulled inspiration from Tyrolean styles—dirndls, mountain florals, and milkmaid sillhouettes.
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This year's Chanel designs were classic House of Chanel—feminine bows, black and white contrasts, and womanly cuts. But the Space Age headgear was pure Lagerfeld zaniness.
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Ryushu Hashimoto for Masatomo's men's collection combined tartans with traditional samurai gear.
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