Fall/Winter 2007/2008 Haute Couture Schedule

Selections from the fall/winter 2006/2007 Givenchy (left) and Christian Dior collections. (Photos via British Vogue.com.) Today marks one of Cat's favorite annual rituals in fashion: The fall/winter Paris haute couture shows. Yes, Cat loves ready-to-wear for shopability, but she prefers the fancy and fantasy of haute couture -- particularly for...

By Amy Haimerl

July 2, 2007

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Selections from the fall/winter 2006/2007 Givenchy (left) and Christian Dior collections. (Photos via British Vogue.com.)

Today marks one of Cat's favorite annual rituals in fashion: The fall/winter Paris haute couture shows. Yes, Cat loves ready-to-wear for shopability, but she prefers the fancy and fantasy of haute couture -- particularly for fall.

And yes, apparently people are buying. WWD is reporting today that sales are up, up, up. "With the January collection, we doubled sales," Sidney Toledano, president of Christian Dior, told the paper. "Our atelier is fully booked. We have a lot of orders to deliver."

Here's the schedule of who is showing when (from modeaparis.com) for the next week. Cat will also be posting highlights over the next week.

Monday, July 2:

Anne Valerie Hash

Christophe Josse

Felipe Oliveira Baptista

Christian Dior

Tuesday, July 3:

Chanel

On Aura Tout Vu

Christian LaCroix

Gustavo Lins

Eymeric Francois

Givenchy

Wednesday, July 4:

Franck Sorbier

Carven

Jean Paul Gaultier

Ellie Saab

Giorgio Armani Prive

Gerlad Watelet

Thursday, July 5:

LeFranc.Ferrant

Nicolas Le Cauchois

Cathy Pill

Udo Edling

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