26 Show-Stopping Gowns From a Week of Haute Couture

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• Valentino
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• Jean Paul Gaultier
• Giorgio Armani Prive
• Giorgio Armani Prive
• Giorgio Armani Prive
• Chanel
• Chanel
• Viktor&Rolf
• Viktor&Rolf
• Alexis Mabille
• Giambattista Valli
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• Dior
• Dior
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• Ralph & Russo
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Sometimes you want to walk in a room and shut that shit down, and the haute couture houses are here to help—for a price, of course. After the past week of shows in Paris, you can already pick out the gowns that are going to big with the red carpet folks (hey, Elie Saab), and you know some are just show-stoppers because they fully lack bottom halves. But the gallery below offers a taste of each of the major collections from Valentino to Chanel to Versace. Take a look below and predict which Dior gown Jennifer Lawrence is going to wear first. · Chanel's Haute Couture Show Involved Sparkly Knee Pads [Racked]
· Lady Gaga and Donatella Versace Are Twinsies in Paris [Racked]