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Paris Fashion Week: Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Alexander McQueen The week of shows presenting designers’ Spring/Summer 2013 collections is coming to a close in Paris.
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Italian designer Miuccia Prada showed fur accessories and coats as part of her Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for fashion house Miu Miu.
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Capes and capulets were also big at the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2013 show.
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Large and small checkered patterns were the centerpiece of Marc Jacob’s creations for the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection.
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Models rode down escalators onto a yellow checkered floor during the Louis Vuitton during runway show.
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British designer Sarah Burton conjured a bees and honey theme for her Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for fashion house Alexander McQueen, with netting and honeycomb prints.
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Models wore head pieces that seemed to play on beekeeper’s protective masks in the Alexander McQueen Spring-Summer 2013 show.
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Full ball gowns with mesh or bright yellow and red skirts helped close the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2013 show.
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Amber accents in the form of cuffs and necklaces were shown throughout the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2013 collection.
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Boleros with slender bottoms created one of the central silhouettes at the Chanel Spring / Summer 2013 show.
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Spots of bright, saturated color mixed with blacks and whites at the Chanel Spring / Summer 2013 collection.
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Karl Lagerfeld walks the runway with models during the close of the Chanel Spring / Summer 2013 show. Lagerfeld favored large clusters of pearls and giant statement necklaces as accessories for spring.
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Models walk the runway during the Chloe Spring / Summer 2013 show, a celebration of the fashion house’s 60th anniversary.
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Designer Clare Waight Keller presented a feminine and Parisian collection for the Chloe Spring / Summer 2013 line.
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A fitted blazer wove in between flirty dresses during the Chloe Spring / Summer 2013 show.
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Models in button-down blouses walk during the Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2013 runway show.
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Boxy blazers and jackets were seen on models as part of the Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2013 show.
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Bright orange and blues made graphic shapes over white organza on several dresses designed by Stella McCartney for her Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection.
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A white chiffon skirt by Italian designer Riccardo Tisci as part of his Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for fashion house Givenchy.
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Gold cuff necklaces accessorized designs by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy's ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection.
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Hermes' traditional silks dominated the ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection.
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French fashion designer Christophe Lemaire created garments that would be easy to travel in for Hermes' ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection.
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Models presented drapped garments and large, furry shoes at the Celine Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection.
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Jean Paul Gaultier conjured his creations for 1980s pop and rock artists in his Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection.
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Vintage Madona-esq looks were shown along side other odes to the 80s at the Jean Paul Gaultier show.
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Images of Ziggy Stardust, Annie Lennox and Boy George were also conjured in the Jean Paul Gaultier show.
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A fascinator by Comme Des Garcons is presented as part of its ready to wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection.
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A model walks the runway during the Vivienne Westwood Spring / Summer 2013 show.
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Similar to her show during London Fashion Week, designer Vivienne Westwood closed her show with a statement on climate change.
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Raf Simmons presented his first ready-to-wear collection for Christian Dior at Paris Fashion Week.
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The Christian Dior spring/summer 2013 collection features sleek, black wardrobe staples; bright, asymmetric designs; and hints of metallic.
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Models wear glittery neon eye makeup at the Christian Dior spring/summer 2013 show.
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Roland Mouret explores space-age geometry with his spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection. Mouret is the inventor of the “galaxy dress,” a red-carpet favorite.
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Roland Mouret’s collection featured structured silhouettes with unexpected origamilike folds on belts, straps and pockets.
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Lanvin’s designs featured geometric silhouettes fastened with bows. The collection was simple yet sexy.
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Karlie Kloss walks the runway during Lanvin’s spring/summer 2013 show.
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British fashion designer Peter Copping presented his spring/summer 2013 collection for Nina Ricci. The opening look featured a leather harness under a wool jacket.
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Sequins add an unexpected element to a nude slip dress at the Nina Ricci show.
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Copping’s designs for Nina Ricci’s spring/summer 2013 collection were all about the details, from zippers to lace to fishnet.
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Models wear creations featuring plaids, florals and camouflage at the Dries van Noten spring/summer 2013 show.
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Marcel Marongiu’s collection for Guy Laroche featured classic, sleek silhouettes.
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Models show off looks by Guy Laroche during the spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear show.
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The featured print of the Guy Laroche show was a grid of triangles and abstract leaves.
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