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2009 Fall Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Fall 2009 Video
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Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Fall 2009 Video

There was talk of the Chanel runway being comprised of a set of trap doors, making for a slightly awkward runway show--and our video lays its all out there for you.
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There was talk of the Chanel runway being comprised of a set of trap doors, making for a slightly awkward runway show--and our video lays its all out there for you. Staging quandaries aside, Karl Lagerfeld's collection for Chanel this season called up a series of ruffled collars and cuffs which, as the designer explained, can be removed--"at noon they're already dirty"--in order to avoid taking your dress to the dry cleaner after just two wears. Looks like Lagerfeld is more recession minded than we thought. Check out our video below, and a photo gallery of the individual looks right here. 

Paris Fashion Week: Lanvin Fall 2009 Video
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Paris Fashion Week: Lanvin Fall 2009 Video

Alber Elbaz's collection for Lanvin this season took place on a rain soaked catwalk under moody streetlamp lighting.
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Alber Elbaz's collection for Lanvin this season took place on a rain soaked catwalk under moody streetlamp lighting. His models, clad in 1940's silhouettes and gloved, heeled, and belted to perfection, appeared as though they were walking in Paris at night after a rainstorm. The collection might not have fit in with all of the 1980's optimism we saw this season, but it was about making women happy nonetheless. Check out our video of the show below, and, our photo gallery of each look. 

Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior Fall 2009 Video
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Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior Fall 2009 Video

John Galliano loves taking inspiration from moments in history so rich with possibilities that they make standbys like "The 80's" seem positively lazy.
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John Galliano loves taking inspiration from moments in history so rich with possibilities that they make standbys like "The 80's" seem positively lazy. This season, at Christian Dior, it was French designer Paul Poiret's Eastern-influenced designs that served as a starting point for Galliano. Where some designer's might stick to just "The East" in the broadest sense of the term, Galliano looked at The East through Poiret who looked at The East through Europe at the turn of the century. We know, it's more postmodern than The Cheesecake Factory. Check out our video from of the show below, and, our gallery of the individual looks. 

 

Fab's Top 10 Fall Shows
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Fab's Top 10 Fall Shows

Are you all ready for Fall?
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Fab's Top 10 Fall Shows

Are you all ready for Fall? Ha. I know you're on the verge of pouncing on Spring shopping, but it's always nice to know what's to come in your fashion future. The curtain has closed on the Fall shows. As expected, it was a tame season, but that doesn't mean it was boring. One city in particular disappointed (sorry Milan) while one (Paris) supplied the grand finale. Some of my favorites continued to dazzle (Louis Vuitton, pictured) and a couple surprises (Hussein Chalayan, Adam Lippes) reminded me that fashion is ever evolving. Without further ado . . .

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Balenciaga Thakoon Nina Ricci Jason Wu Adam Lippes Isabel Marant Marchesa
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Paris Fashion Week: Video Recap
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Paris Fashion Week: Video Recap

What better way to celebrate the end of Paris Fashion Week than with a video recap of the shows and a sound bite from Anna Wintour herself.
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What better way to celebrate the end of Paris Fashion Week than with a video recap of the shows and a sound bite from Anna Wintour herself. Thanks to Vidicom, who kindly provided Coutorture with Fashion Week videos this season, you can catch clips from some of the biggest shows in Paris. 

Hermes

Quote Of The Day: Suzy Menkes On Hermes Fall 2009

But instead of the bland face of the classic, Jean Paul Gaultier sent out a gutsy show, based on a photograph he saw of Amelia Earhart with a Hermès scarf tied around her aviator outfit.
by coutorture But instead of the bland face of the classic, Jean Paul Gaultier sent out a gutsy show, based on a photograph he saw of Amelia Earhart with a Hermès scarf tied around her aviator outfit. That silken square appeared only once in the show of malleable leathers. It was tied around an umbrella rather than a classic Hermès bag — although that is another area where, by keeping quiet, the category is irreproachably chic.
Paris Fashion Week, A/W 2009: Chloe
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Paris Fashion Week, A/W 2009: Chloe

Click to ReadParis Fashion Week, A/W 2009: Chloe Hannah Macgibbon took Chloe back to its classic roots for Autumn 2009 picking up where Phoebe Philo left off.
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Paris Fashion Week, A/W 2009: Chloe Hannah Macgibbon took Chloe back to its classic roots for Autumn 2009 picking up where Phoebe Philo left off. This was her second collection for the French design house which has been a bit rocky over the past few seasons with many changes at the top.

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>> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha hit the front rows early on during New York Fashion Week, but Anja Rubik waited until Paris Fashion Week, where she showed up front row at Chloe.  She's a former face of the brand, but maybe they're bringing her back for Fall 2009?
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>> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha hit the front rows early on during New York Fashion Week, but Anja Rubik waited until Paris Fashion Week, where she showed up front row at Chloe.  She's a former face of the brand, but maybe they're bringing her back for Fall 2009? [Chic Report]