A model wears a creation by Italian designer Antonio Marras for the fashion house Kenzo's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French designer Martine Sitbon for the fashion house Rue Du Mail's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
A model wears a creation by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab during his spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French designer Agnes B. during her spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Sophie Albou for her fashion house Paul and Joe's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Sophie Albou for her fashion house Paul and Joe's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during the presentation of his entire Spring-Summer 2009 and Autumn-Winter 2009 collections at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008.
Models wear creations by Russian fashion designer Igor Chapurin as part of his Spring-Summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.
Models wear creations by British fashion designer John Galliano during his spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier for Hermes' spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear fashion collection, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Paris.
A model wears a creation part of the Gucci Spring/Summer 2009 fashion collection presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008.
A model wears a creation by U.S. fashion designer Marc Jacobs for the Louis Vuitton fashion house during his spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.
Shoes designed by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection are seen in Paris, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
A model displays a bag and shoes by Portuguese designer Fatima Lopes during her fashion show Saturday night Oct. 4, 2008, in Lisbon.
A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Marcel Marongiu for Guy Laroche spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.
A model wears a creation from the Moschino Spring/Summer fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Sept. 23, 2008. The gladiator might reach its full height of popularity in spring '09. What started as a flat, summertime-sandal alternative to the ballet slipper has gotten a progressively higher heel as the years have gone on.
A model wears a creation by Italian fashion designer Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent fashion house during his spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris on Oct. 2, 2008. The gladiator might reach its full height of popularity in spring '09. The shoes on the runway this go around had towering heels, tough-girl styling and sometimes seemingly unstable architecture.
A model wears a creation by British designer Hannah McGibbon for the fashion house Chloe's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
A model presents a creation for Junko Shimada's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Friday Oct. 3, 2008.
A model wears a creation by Chinese fashion designer Frankie Xie for Jefen's Spring-Summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.