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Photos: Highlights from Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2018

One of the biggest fashion events in the world, the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week saw curtains fall with over thirty top designers, including Chanel, Givenchy, Dior, Fendi, and Versace part of the lineup, showcasing their latest spring/summer 2018 collections.

Updated on: Jan 27, 2018 10:00 AM IST

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Bella Hadid presents a creation by Alexandre Vauthier during the 2018 spring/summer Haute Couture collection show in Paris. The Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week returned this year, drawing out fashion’s highest echelon for a week long extravaganza of the most imaginative, quirky and at times outright bizarre creations from Parisian ateliers and the minds behind them. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

Updated on Jan 27, 2018 10:00 AM

Bella Hadid presents a creation by Alexandre Vauthier during the 2018 spring/summer Haute Couture collection show in Paris. The Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week returned this year, drawing out fashion’s highest echelon for a week long extravaganza of the most imaginative, quirky and at times outright bizarre creations from Parisian ateliers and the minds behind them. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuric wrote lines from Andre Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto” across her models’ collar bones as part of an homage to Italian artist and proto-feminist Leonor Fini. Masks, caged corsets and A-line sequined dresses dominated the show. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuric wrote lines from Andre Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto” across her models’ collar bones as part of an homage to Italian artist and proto-feminist Leonor Fini. Masks, caged corsets and A-line sequined dresses dominated the show. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Christian Dior went all surrealist in the first big show of the haute couture week, opening on a chequerboard set worthy of a Salvador Dali daydream, with plaster casts of ears, noses and eyes hanging from a mirrored ceiling. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Christian Dior went all surrealist in the first big show of the haute couture week, opening on a chequerboard set worthy of a Salvador Dali daydream, with plaster casts of ears, noses and eyes hanging from a mirrored ceiling. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Model Anna Cleveland presents a creation by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Psychedelic swirls, Beatles-style bobs in vibrant colours and plenty of swishing fringes filled Jean Paul Gaultier’s runway in homage to Pierre Cardin. (Bertrand Guay / AFP)

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Model Anna Cleveland presents a creation by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Psychedelic swirls, Beatles-style bobs in vibrant colours and plenty of swishing fringes filled Jean Paul Gaultier’s runway in homage to Pierre Cardin. (Bertrand Guay / AFP)

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Out-of-this-world is a phrase often ascribed to haute couture, and Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato took the description literally by sending out some of his models in space suits. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Out-of-this-world is a phrase often ascribed to haute couture, and Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato took the description literally by sending out some of his models in space suits. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Guo Pei, the designer behind Rihanna’s 2015 Met Ball outfit put out confections in blue and gold. All handcrafted, from shoulder embellishments to flocks of golden flowers flying out of domed gowns. (Patrick Kovarik / AFP)

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Guo Pei, the designer behind Rihanna’s 2015 Met Ball outfit put out confections in blue and gold. All handcrafted, from shoulder embellishments to flocks of golden flowers flying out of domed gowns. (Patrick Kovarik / AFP)

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Models pose at the Dior Ball at the Hotel Peyrenc de Moras in Paris. The surrealism extended to the fashion house’s after party as well. (Alain Jocard / AFP)

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Models pose at the Dior Ball at the Hotel Peyrenc de Moras in Paris. The surrealism extended to the fashion house’s after party as well. (Alain Jocard / AFP)

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The couture creations by Georges Hobeika harkened to a golden-era of lightness with their use of cascading chiffon and silk charmeuse. (Alain Jocard / AFP)

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The couture creations by Georges Hobeika harkened to a golden-era of lightness with their use of cascading chiffon and silk charmeuse. (Alain Jocard / AFP)

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Giorgio Armani explored the theme of watercolor in an exhaustive collection of shimmering pastel gowns that led the eye to silk spilling from the waist. A tepid affair, it had celebrities such as Marion Cotillard and Isabelle Huppert cheering nonetheless. (Vharles Platiau / REUTERS)

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Giorgio Armani explored the theme of watercolor in an exhaustive collection of shimmering pastel gowns that led the eye to silk spilling from the waist. A tepid affair, it had celebrities such as Marion Cotillard and Isabelle Huppert cheering nonetheless. (Vharles Platiau / REUTERS)

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Some during the week struck over-the-top poses as they went, like model Coco Rocha, who had spectators swooning as she took to the catwalk with her two-year-old daughter, dressed identically in an asymetric baby-blue gown. (Gonzales Fuentes / REUTERS)

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Some during the week struck over-the-top poses as they went, like model Coco Rocha, who had spectators swooning as she took to the catwalk with her two-year-old daughter, dressed identically in an asymetric baby-blue gown. (Gonzales Fuentes / REUTERS)

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Designer Rami Al Ali is seen backstage before the Rami Al Ali presentation. Al Ali drew from baroque style with his luxuriously detailed, asymmetric hemlined gowns in this year’s spring/summer collection. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)

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Designer Rami Al Ali is seen backstage before the Rami Al Ali presentation. Al Ali drew from baroque style with his luxuriously detailed, asymmetric hemlined gowns in this year’s spring/summer collection. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)

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Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld dived into the brand’s archives for his pretty-in-pink haute couture Paris show Tuesday, giving its founder Coco Chanel’s classics an intensely girly twist. Going back to nature, Chanel’s set featured architectural wooden arbors, white roses and a water fountain. (Patrick Kovarik / AFP)

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Reaction to Karl Lagerfeld’s (L) first major change in image in two decades was generally negative -- and almost drowned out his Chanel show. Vogue’s legendary critic Suzy Menkes did her best to soften the blow by referring to his beard as “an exciting facial accessory”. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

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Reaction to Karl Lagerfeld’s (L) first major change in image in two decades was generally negative -- and almost drowned out his Chanel show. Vogue’s legendary critic Suzy Menkes did her best to soften the blow by referring to his beard as “an exciting facial accessory”. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

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Ralph & Russo, the London-based Australian house, kept a demure presence with its muted blue and beige pallette. (Patrick Kovarik / AFP)

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Ralph & Russo, the London-based Australian house, kept a demure presence with its muted blue and beige pallette. (Patrick Kovarik / AFP)

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Models wait backstage in a lush, tropical themed setup before the Franck Sorbier presentation. (Christophe Ena / AP)

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Models wait backstage in a lush, tropical themed setup before the Franck Sorbier presentation. (Christophe Ena / AP)

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Celebrating 20 years of the AF Vendervorst brand, An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx presented one freshly styled archive piece each from their every one of their past collections together. (Francois Mori / AP)

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French dancer and choreographer Marie-Agnès Gillot performs during Maison Rabih Kayrouz's fashion show. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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French dancer and choreographer Marie-Agnès Gillot performs during Maison Rabih Kayrouz's fashion show. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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A model walks the runway during Hyun Mi Nielsen’s migration and magpie inspired spring/summer show that used large flapping straps, bits like anklets, shells and billowing coats on barefoot models. (Thierry Chesnot / Getty Images)

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A model walks the runway during Hyun Mi Nielsen’s migration and magpie inspired spring/summer show that used large flapping straps, bits like anklets, shells and billowing coats on barefoot models. (Thierry Chesnot / Getty Images)

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Where Chanel and Valentino went against the austere moods of the fashion week with gusto, Viktor & Rolf also opted for a bolder palette, giving their quirky creations an extra sheen by making the complete collection in satin duchesse. (Francois Durand / Getty Images)

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Where Chanel and Valentino went against the austere moods of the fashion week with gusto, Viktor & Rolf also opted for a bolder palette, giving their quirky creations an extra sheen by making the complete collection in satin duchesse. (Francois Durand / Getty Images)

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Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino presentation opened to a wild clash of colours with a yellow faille coat, over brown work trousers and a simple tank. The giant aquamarine ostrich feather saucer hat gliding down the ramp as onlookers snapped away. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

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Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino presentation opened to a wild clash of colours with a yellow faille coat, over brown work trousers and a simple tank. The giant aquamarine ostrich feather saucer hat gliding down the ramp as onlookers snapped away. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

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