Women in sunglasses and body-hugging designs sashayed down a sleek, black runway beneath an Eiffel Tower glowing orange in the night.
Wisps of fringe swished from the hem of a lemon-yellow creation, its model clutching a shiny handbag adorned with safety pins.
The eyes of the couture world were fixed even more than usual on France’s always-chic capital in recent days, as designers showed off their latest work for Paris Fashion Week after going mostly virtual for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
![A model, who is an amputee, has her dress adjusted prior to the 'Victoire, on defile!' (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021.
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A model, who is an amputee, has her dress adjusted prior to the 'Victoire, on defile!' (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021.
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![A model wears a creation for Saint Laurent Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Paris.
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A model wears a creation for Saint Laurent Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Paris.
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![A model wears a creation for Rick Owens' Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Paris.
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A model wears a creation for Rick Owens' Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Paris.
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![Olivier Rousteing, center, accepts applause as he walks with models at the conclusion of the Balmain Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.
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Olivier Rousteing, center, accepts applause as he walks with models at the conclusion of the Balmain Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.
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![French President's wife Brigitte Macron, left, and Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities Sophie Cluzel, right, applaud an amputee model during the 'Victoire, on defile!' (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021.
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French President's wife Brigitte Macron, left, and Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities Sophie Cluzel, right, applaud an amputee model during the 'Victoire, on defile!' (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021.
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![Models wear creations for the Yamamoto Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
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Models wear creations for the Yamamoto Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
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![Models wear creations for the Dior Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Paris.
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Models wear creations for the Dior Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Paris.
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![A model wears a creation for Acne Studios Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Paris.
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A model wears a creation for Acne Studios Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Paris.
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