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Paris might have more glitz and bigger names, but if you want to check out new fashions that you might actually see on the street next year (or want to), try Shanghai Fashion Week. Here's a look at wearable chic on parade this week in the city at the center of China's new renaissance. At left, a model appears during the Bora Aksu fashion show on Oct. 30, 2007.
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Bora Aksu is an up-and-coming young designer, born in Turkey. At left, models in casual outfits walk the runway during the Aksu show in Shanghai on Oct. 30, 2007.
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A model wears a belted dress during the Bora Aksu fashion show on Oct. 30, 2007 in Shanghai, China.
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A model poses on the runway during Bora Aksu's fashion show on Oct. 30, 2007, during Shanghai Fashion Week.
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Bright prints in youthful shapes were on display from the Taiwanese fashion brand Chaber. At left, a model walks the runway during the Chaber show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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A model wears a daisy print on the runway during the Chaber fashion show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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Silk roses trim a formal outfit worn by Chinese super model Wang Wenqin during the Chaber show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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A model wears a casual outfit on the runway during the Chaber fashion show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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A model wears a frilly casual outfit during the Chaber fashion show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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Model Wang Wenqin wears a delicate print dress on the runway at the Chaber show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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A model wears a summer dress on the runway during the Chaber fashion show on Oct. 31, 2007 in Shanghai.
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A model in evening wear walks the runway during the fashion show by Chinese brand 1436 on Oct. 28, 2007 in Shanghai.
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At the show in Shanghai by Chinese designers WXW & WXK, a model wears an empire-waisted dress on Nov. 1, 2007.
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A model appears on the runway for Chinese designers WXW & WXK's during Shanghai Fashion Week on Nov. 1, 2007.
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Models in bright outfits parade the runway during the 1436 show on Oct. 28, 2007 in Shanghai.
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Models in extravagant evening wear appear on the runway during 1436 show on Oct. 28, 2007 in Shanghai.
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Artists from the Peking Opera perform during the opening ceremony of 2007 Shanghai Fashion Week on Oct. 28, 2007.
