50 Over-The-Top Looks From Paris Couture Week

When I think about what initially inspired my enthusiasm for fashion, it wasn’t the silhouette of a perfectly-tailored shirt or the sight of a cool leather jacket. While I love beautifully made staples—and essentially live in them—it’s the over-the-top looks ushered in during couture weeks that I find the most exciting. So many sequins! So much tulle! So much I-can’t-believe-that-was-all-done-by-hand beading!

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Paris Haute Couture Week just came to an end, and we’d be remiss without sharing some of the the crazy gowns and separates that hit the Spring/Summer 2017 runways. (And by crazy we mean amazing, because these pieces are wildly inventive; fashion with a capitol F.) Including designs by Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela and Giambattista Valli, ahead are 50 looks that garnered our attention and praise. We’re still reeling.

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Viktor & Rolf

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Viktor & Rolf

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Viktor & Rolf

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Redemption

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Redemption

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Zuhair Murad

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Zuhair Murad

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Zuhair Murad

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Zuhair Murad

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Maison Margiela

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Maison Margiela

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Maison Margiela

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Maison Margiela

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Maison Margiela

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Chanel

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Chanel

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Georges Hobeika

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Georges Hobeika

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Julien Fournié

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Jean Paul Gaultier

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Dany Atrache

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Dany Atrache

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Alexis Mabille

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Alexis Mabille

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Alexis Mabille

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Francesco Scognamiglio

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Iris Van Herpen

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Iris Van Herpen

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Iris Van Herpen

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Viktor & Rolf

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Yanina Couture

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Yanina Couture

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Yanina Couture

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Yuima Nakazato

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Yuima Nakazato

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Yuima Nakazato

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Yuima Nakazato

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Elie Saab

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Dior

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Francesco Scognamiglio

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Valentino

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Patuna

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Patuna

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Ralph & Russo

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Ralph & Russo

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Schiaparelli

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Giambattista Valli

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Giambattista Valli

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Giambattista Valli

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Giambattista Valli

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