With so much at stake — the money, the business, the personalities, the celebrities, the reality shows, the scandals — it’s easy to forget what fashion is really about: beautiful clothing. But last week at the Paris Haute Couture shows, we were treated to exactly that: pieces that were so exquisitely cut and sublimely detailed, they restored our faith in the whole rigmarole.
Below, we’ve pulled eighty breathtaking close-up shots. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
(Pssst: It’s even better in fullscreen.)
couture close-ups
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Armani Privé
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Armani Privé
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Armani Privé
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Armani Privé
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Armani Privé
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Armani Privé
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Oscar Carvallo
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Oscar Carvallo
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Oscar Carvallo
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Chanel
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Chanel
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Chanel
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Chanel
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Christian Dior
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Christian Dior
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Elie Saab
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Elie Saab
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Julien Fournié
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Jean Paul Gaultier
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Jean Paul Gaultier
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Jean Paul Gaultier
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Jean Paul Gaultier
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Jean Paul Gaultier
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Didit Hediprasetyo
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Bouchra Jarrar
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Alexis Mabille
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Alexis Mabille
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Maison Martin Margiela
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Zuhair Murad
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Zuhair Murad
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On Aura Tout Vu
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On Aura Tout Vu
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Rad Hourani
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Rad Hourani
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Rad Hourani
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Rad Hourani
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Stéphane Rolland
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Stéphane Rolland
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Stéphane Rolland
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Stéphane Rolland
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Stéphane Rolland
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Stéphane Rolland
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Schiaparelli
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Tony Ward
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Valentino
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Giambattista Valli
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Viktor & Rolf
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Viktor & Rolf
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Vionnet
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Yiqing Yin
