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For fashionable people from Japan to Guatemala to New York's Madison Avenue, it's beginning to look a lot like the holiday shopping season. Take a look at recent fashion events around the world. At left, Christmas outfits by design students in eastern Germany are modeled by, from left, Franziska Schefer, Christoph Gaertner and Konstanze Stueber on Nov. 28, 2007.
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A bulldog, the mascot of Alfred Dunhill, awaits the first shoppers at a new store opened by the venerable British men's fashion house in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Dec. 1, 2007. The three-story shop is Dunhill's Tokyo flagship, and features a barber and a bar.
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Actress Eva Mendes arrives at the opening of a new Dolce and Gabbana women's store on Madison Avenue in New York on Dec. 3, 2007.
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A coat is displayed in the new Dolce and Gabbana women's store on Madison Avenue in New York on Dec. 3, 2007.
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A model displays an art deco emerald, diamond and rock crystal necklace and bracelet set that belonged to Anita Delgado, fifth wife of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, at Christie's auction house in London on Dec. 3, 2007. Eight jeweled creations she owned are expected to fetch more than $400,000 at the "Magnificent Jewels" auction on Dec. 12.
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A model wears a gown by Spanish designer Adolfo Dominguez during a fashion show in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Nov. 30, 2007.
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Czech-born super-model Eva Herzigova smiles during the official opening of a Chopard store in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Nov. 30, 2007. It is the first Eastern European store for the grand jewelry maker.
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A model wears a gown made of flowers by Colombian designer Vivian Lorena during the Bio-Fashion show in Cali, Colombia on Nov. 29, 2007.
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A model wears an outfit made of flowers by designer Diana Catalina Parra during the Bio-Fashion show in Cali, Colombia on Nov. 29, 2007.
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A model wears a beach outfit by Colombian designer Hector Quintero during the Bio-Fashion show in Cali, Colombia on Nov. 29, 2007.
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Another bulldog! This must be the posh puppy of the moment. Richie models a $1 million diamond and gold dog collar designed by Stephen Webster in advance of the Pet-A-Porter canine fashion show at Harrods department store in London on Nov. 29, 2007. Joining the photo op is model Flo.
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A model displays a creation by African-Lebanese designer Nilly Zahar during a fashion show in Kuwait City on Nov. 27, 2007.
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She's shaping up quite nicely. Kelly Osbourne arrives for the British Fashion Awards at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London on Nov. 27, 2007.
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Model Agyness Deyn poses at the British Fashion Awards at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London on Nov. 27, 2007.
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, watches a fashion show at Izmir Economic University on day two of a four-day royal tour of Turkey on Nov. 26, 2007.
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A model walks the runway during Oscar de la Renta's pre-Fall 2008 fashion collection show in New York on Dec. 3, 2007.
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Chinese dancers perform at the 57th Miss World finals at the Beauty Crown Theatre in Sanya, Hainan province, China, on Dec. 1, 2007.
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Miss World contestants perform at the Beauty Crown Theatre in Sanya, Hainan province, China, on Dec. 1, 2007.
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Zi Lin Zhang adjusts her crown after winning the title of Miss World 2007 at the 57th Miss World final contest at the Beauty Crown Theatre on Dec. 1, 2007 in Sanya of Hainan province, China. The winner represented China at the pageant.
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A fruit vendor walks past a fashion shop in downtown Hanoi on Nov. 28, 2007. Recent economic growth has created a booming local fashion market to meet the demands of a growing affluent class.
