Italian designer Valentino Garavani has shaped haute couture fashion for five decades.
Paris Haute Couture: Our top picks
Jean Paul Gaultier
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Fashion's great, good and very, very rich gathered in Paris this week to gawp at the exquisitely expensive garments on show at Paris Haute Couture Spring / Summer 2012. Here's our guide to the stuff you'll wish you could afford this year.
Jean Paul Gaultier's collection paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse, capturing her iconic look in a series of retro outfits with beehives and pencil skirts aplenty.
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For seven consecutive years Louis Vuitton has been named the world's most valuable luxury brand.
American fashion house Ralph Lauren doesn’t just sell clothes; it sells an aspirational lifestyle.
Versace has established itself as one of the world's leading fashion houses.
Fashion house Dolce & Gabbana favours bright colours, clashing patterns and animal prints.
One mention of Chanel brings to mind elegance, sophistication and an ageless quality.
One of the longest-running British labels, Burberry embodies tradition, exclusivity and durability.
Yves Saint Laurent's biggest legacy was making it acceptable for women to wear trousers.
