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The picture of 2011 conjured at this week's ready-to-wear shows was an optimistic mélange of romance, travel, escape, girl power and playfulness

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Beth Ditto walks the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2011 show during Paris fashion weekPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

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Models walk the runway during the John Galliano ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2011 show during Paris fashion weekPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

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It's an unusual hue for the spring, but blood orange popped up on almost every runway, including Dior's.FRANCOIS GUILLOT

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Hemline hit the floor at Lanvin in the form of flowing skirts paired with flats.Pascal Le Segretain

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Dramatic architectural cuts prove that the current bold-shoulder trend isn't going anywhere - just getting bigger, like in this Victor & Rolf design.Thibault Camus

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