Off the runway: Spring 2011 couture
John Galliano's collection for Dior celebrated the sensual silhouettes of the 1950s in a vivid palette of emerald green, peacock blue and ruby red.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
John Galliano’s collection for DiorPascal Le Segretain
Armani Prive's glam, space-age-inspired collection featured sleek separates in silky metallic fabrics topped with spherical headgear by famed British milliner Philip Treacy.Francois Mori/The Associated Press
Armani PriveBENOIT TESSIER/Reuters
True to the designer's fun-loving punk attitude, Jean Paul Gaultier's spirited show featured a turn by an authentic can-can dancer sporting a Mohawk.PIERRE VERDY/AFP / Getty Images
At Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli showed ultra-feminine looks, including blush-toned ruffles and dresses in the label's signature shade of red.BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters
ValentinoBENOIT TESSIER/Reuters