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Paris haute couture: Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani - in pictures

Paris Fashion Week: A model in make up before the show backstage
Backstage preparations for the Christian Dior show, which featured imperious paper eyebrows and immaculate red lips Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: A model displays a creation by british designer John Galliano
British designer John Galliano is famous for his spectacular fashion and desire to shock, but this collection was primarily about the elegance of Dior Photograph: Gouhier Nicolas/Empics
Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior - Runway - Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture S/S 2011
Inspiration for the Dior show came from René Gruau, the fashion illustrator who brought the ideas of Christian Dior himself to life Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: Models present creations by British designer John Galliano
Graceful gloved hands featured heavily in Grau's illustrations, and on the Dior catwalk Photograph: Maya Vidon/EPA
Paris Fashion Week: A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior show
Haute couture dresses are handmade in Paris, with no time and expense spared, either by the designer or by the teams of skilled craftspeople who work in the ateliers Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Paris Fashion Week: Models walk the runway
Dior's blockbuster shows had been scaled back to in-house presentations in recent years, but this year's spring/summer show was staged in an 800-seat marquee in the grounds of the Musée Rodin Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: Detail of a model's outfit
A feminine silhouette at Dior Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior. A model walks the runway
A striking but not entirely practical outfit by Dior Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior show
A feline mask and gloves - the perfect cat burglar outfit by Dior Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Paris Fashion Week: Models walk the runway during the Christian Dior show
Dramatic red and black staging at the Christian Dior show Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Paris haute couture: John Galliano Dior Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture
John Galliano, known for his outlandish catwalk outfits, walks the runway in a somewhat subdued number Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani Prive show
The space-age inspired Armani Privé show took place at the aptly named Espace Vendome in Paris Photograph: Tony Barson/WireImage
Paris Fashion Week: Giorgio Armani Prive - Runway - Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture S/S 2011
Sculpted modernist gowns and chunky jewels featured in Giorgio Armani's collection Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Paris Fashion Week: A model presents a creation by Italian designer Giorgio Armani
British milliner Philip Treacy created hats reminiscent of flying saucers for the Armani Privé collection Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Paris Fashion Week: A model presents a creation by Giorgio Armani Prive
Iridescent metallic fabrics and futuristic cuts at Armani Privé Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: Giorgio Armani walks the runway
Giorgio Armani walks the runway during the Armani Privé show Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika
A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA
Paris Fashion Week: A model walks the runway during the Jantaminiau show
A creation by Jan Taminiau, a Dutch designer who has dressed Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, presumably in a slightly less outlandish outfit Photograph: Richard Bord/Getty Images
Paris Fashion Week: A model presents a creation by French designer Christophe Josse
A model presents a creation by French designer Christophe Josse Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Paris Fashion Week: Models walk the runway during the Alexandre Vauthier show
70s inspired glamour at the Alexandre Vauthier show Photograph: Richard Bord/Getty Images
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