Haute couture shows spring/summer 2012
Haute couture: Valentino – in pictures
Modern princesses float down the catwalk in elaborately embroidered gowns - each took Italian seamstresses up to 1,200 hours of painstaking work to complete
Haute couture shows: nice frocks – but no shocks
It used to be a loss-making laboratory for fashion's wildest ideas. Now couture is making money – but has it lost its spark?
Haute couture shows: Jean Paul Gaultier – in pictures
Jean Paul Gaultier's couture show puts Imogen Fox in mind of strong women, from Madonna to Pat Phoenix
Haute couture: Givenchy and more from day two – in pictures
On day two at the haute couture shows, Givenchy looks to the 20s and 30s. Elsewhere, former supermodel Yasmin Le Bon returns to the catwalk for Stéphane Rolland
Haute couture shows: Chanel and Armani - in pictures
Chanel's haute couture show in Paris looks back to golden era of air travel
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Giorgio Armani makes a bid for Oscar supremacyFashion blog
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How the other half dress: Paris says merci as haute couture sales rise
Paris fashion week reports increased revenue as recession accentuates demand by wealthy elite, who barely notice
Haute couture shows: Versace and Dior - in pictures
The haute couture shows get under way with glamorous warriors at Versace, in sharp contrast to the 50s princesses seen at Dior
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Christian Dior haute couture show - reviewThe troubled label attempts to get back on track with a safe couture collection, but Jess Cartner-Morley is underwhelmed
