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30 Looks from Couture Week You'll See in Your Dreams

Better set a 74th alarm.

By Bridget Burns
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Maybe now more than ever, we need haute couture—to distract us with clothes so moving that we recognize there is still beauty amongst the ugliness in the world. Here, the very best of the very best.

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<p>Caftans for life. Especially if they expose sternum. </p>
Valentino

Caftans for life. Especially if they expose sternum.

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<p><a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/a28044/rodartes-spring-2018-collection-flower-crowns/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">The baby's breath manes</a>. The ribbon armlets. The CLOTHES. Top five, definitely.&nbsp;</p>
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Rodarte

The baby's breath manes. The ribbon armlets. The CLOTHES. Top five, definitely. 

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<p>Who wants fingerless opera glove things now too? </p>
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Guo Pei

Who wants fingerless opera glove things now too?

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<p>Does it get any better than Sasha in feathers?&nbsp;</p>
Proenza Schouler

Does it get any better than Sasha in feathers? 

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<p>Draw me like one of your Degas dancer girls.&nbsp;</p>
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Schiaparelli

Draw me like one of your Degas dancer girls. 

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<p>Do you see this, Cate Blanchett? </p>
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Schiaparelli

Do you see this, Cate Blanchett?

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<p>Gonna get a real adult job just so I can wear this.</p>
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Dior

Gonna get a real adult job just so I can wear this.

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<p>For your next desert expedition.&nbsp;</p>
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Dior

For your next desert expedition. 

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<p>Bonjour, bitch. </p>
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Ronald Van Der Kemp

Bonjour, bitch.

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<p>Human? Stingray? Fashion.</p>
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Iris van Herpen

Human? Stingray? Fashion.

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<p>The only kind of swish we're interested in.&nbsp;</p>
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Ralph & Russo

The only kind of swish we're interested in. 

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<p>Get me to a grand ballroom, stat.&nbsp;</p>
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Tony Ward

Get me to a grand ballroom, stat. 

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<p>Every time I'm like, "I'm never getting married," Karl gives me reason to.&nbsp;</p>
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Chanel

Every time I'm like, "I'm never getting married," Karl gives me reason to. 

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<p>Tears for tiers.</p>
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Chanel

Tears for tiers.

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<p>Me emerging from the bedroom of my mega-yacht.&nbsp;</p>
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Yumi Katsura

Me emerging from the bedroom of my mega-yacht. 

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<p>Are you there, Rihanna? It's him, Antonio Grimaldi.</p>
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Antonio Grimaldi

Are you there, Rihanna? It's him, Antonio Grimaldi.

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<p>Grecian Creamsicle.&nbsp;</p>
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Giambattista Valli

Grecian Creamsicle. 

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<p>OKAY, he remakes this dress every season, but NO, it will never get old.</p>
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Giambattista Valli

OKAY, he remakes this dress every season, but NO, it will never get old.

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<p>Taylor Swift reshoots her "Bad Blood" video just so she can wear this outfit. </p>
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Georges Chakra

Taylor Swift reshoots her "Bad Blood" video just so she can wear this outfit.

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<p>And Selena Gomez defenestrates her wearing this.&nbsp;</p>
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Armani Privé

And Selena Gomez defenestrates her wearing this. 

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<p>BOOTS WITH THE FUR.</p>
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Alexandre Vauthier

BOOTS WITH THE FUR.

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<p>If I throw a party celebrating my first divorce and don't wear this, why even bother?&nbsp;</p>
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Elie Saab

If I throw a party celebrating my first divorce and don't wear this, why even bother? 

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<p>You can count on Margiela to make you take a third look at this bustier/raincoat/cocktail dress hybrid.&nbsp;</p>
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Maison Margiela

You can count on Margiela to make you take a third look at this bustier/raincoat/cocktail dress hybrid. 

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<p>Walking into your ex's funeral like...</p>
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Maison Margiela

Walking into your ex's funeral like...

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<p>IT HAS POCKETS.</p>
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Maison Ziad Nakad

IT HAS POCKETS.

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<p>The most extra bomber, jeans, and T-shirt ever. </p>
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Viktor & Rolf

The most extra bomber, jeans, and T-shirt ever.

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<p>Tulle: great in fluffy skirts. Tulle: even greater in sunbursts. </p>
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Lanyu

Tulle: great in fluffy skirts. Tulle: even greater in sunbursts.

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<p>Half woman, half sculpture, all <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Pygmalion</em> magic.</p>
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Stéphane Rolland

Half woman, half sculpture, all Pygmalion magic.

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<p>Bring the private rail&nbsp;car around, Archibald.&nbsp;</p>
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Ulyana Sergeenko

Bring the private rail car around, Archibald. 

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<p>Friend: "Don't dress up, it's casual." Me:&nbsp;</p>
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Jean Paul Gaultier

Friend: "Don't dress up, it's casual." Me: 

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