Paris Fashion Week
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
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
Models walk the runway during the John Galliano ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2011 show during Paris fashion weekPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
It's an unusual hue for the spring, but blood orange popped up on almost every runway, including Dior's.FRANCOIS GUILLOT
Hemline hit the floor at Lanvin in the form of flowing skirts paired with flats.Pascal Le Segretain
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