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Jul 08 2007 12:00am EDT

Haute Couture: Beauty And Brains

I could only make it to two of the haute couture shows this year -- but I think it was a good two. The first, Jean Paul Gaultier, is one of mine and most fashion editor's favorites. Jean Paul uses the couture -- and indeed fashion in general (his ready to wear is made by Aeffe, slated for an IPO soon) -- to both push boundaries both social and sartorial. This year it was a gender game, with the models coming out in the most marvelous versions of men's uniforms. Stunning. And thought provoking.

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Photo by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images


Elie Saab's runway looked more like a red carpet with the models most wearing shades of gray -- he was inspired by the silver screen (get it?). His customers will. Saab broke rank thanks to his canny LA publicist who got him high visibility at events like the Oscars.

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Fashion purists don't rate it, but the stylists of the world will love it.

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