Oh Paris

Well, yet another haute couture edition of Paris Fashion Week has come and gone, and as promised, I’ve picked out some highlights from the Spring-Summer collections of designers including Givenchy (pictured), Elie Saab, John Galliano for Dior, and Chanel. Whether you’re a curious layman or woman (as I admittedly am) or a drooling couture enthusiast, be sure to check out our new gallery to get an overview of this season’s shows.

View Gallery: Highlights From Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer Haute Couture 2010

Image: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Highlights From Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer Haute Couture 2010 originally appeared on About.com Paris Travel on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at 09:18:21.

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Suddenly, it’s really cold in Paris– so this drawing of a Parisian guy in winter garb– circa 1823– seemed appropriate.

Visiting Paris in the Winter

Wordless Wednesday: Paris in the Winter originally appeared on About.com Paris Travel on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 09:47:24.

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The haute couture edition of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010– reserved for an elite minority of designer houses which have won an official stamp of approval from the French government, kicks off this week following the men’s ready-to-wear shows last week. Fashionistas and celebrities are thronging to the runways to see new collections from British designer John Galliano (for Christian Dior), whimsical French créateur Jean Paul Gaultier, and a line from rising couture star Anne Valérie Hash which employs recycled garments from classic designers. Unless you’re loafing around in one of Paris’ top fashion districts or attempting to ogle actors and models at the ultraposh Hotel Costes this week, you’re unlikely to notice the whiff of champagne and luxury cell phones on the air (Versace is reportedly gearing up to show off a prototype for the latter at one of the shows this week– an invention which should make the world infinitely more useful).

Jesting aside, be sure to check back here toward the end of the week to see highlights from the main shows at Couture Week.

More on Paris Fashion Week:

• Photos of the collections and shows
• Complete Coverage of Haute Couture Week at The Telegraph

More Paris Fashion and Shopping Resources:

• Top Paris Shopping Districts
• How to Survive Paris Sales
• Can’t get seats at Fashion Week? Hang out at Hotel Costes for some ambiance

Image: A creation from the Christian Dior House at Paris Couture Week, January 2010. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Paris Fashion Week Continues With Couture originally appeared on About.com Paris Travel on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 13:33:44.

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