Fashion Shows 2

PARIS—Yves St. Laurent backstage with his friend Loulou de la Falaise, 1985.

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PARIS—Jean Paul Gaultier, March 2009.

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PARIS—Lanvin, 2004.

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PARIS—A Eugene Souleiman hair creation at Stella McCartney, February 2008.

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NEW YORK CITY—Fashion Week, September 2004.

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PARIS—Yves St. Laurent, February 2008.

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MILAN, Italy—Emporio Armani, 2007.

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MILAN, Italy—Model Ali Stephens' mother reads a magazine next to Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour backstage at Fendi, February 2008.

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ROME—Fashion designer Valentino being congratulated after a show, 1988.

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NEW YORK CITY—Marc Jacobs with Victoria Beckham, February 2008.

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