If you got this far, you know the big names: Valentino, Lacroix, Gaultier. Now take a look at some fresh faces, many with roots and inspiration far from Paris.
The Musee Galliera, the fashion museum of Paris, is the backdrop for models wearing creations by Portuguese fashion designers Luis Sanchez and Joo Branco for Storytailors' Fall-Winter 2006-2007 Haute Couture fashion collection, July 5, 2006.
Lebanon has unexpectedly become a player in the French couture field with the emergence of Lebanese-born designers Zuhair Murad and Elie Saab. Saab is better-known; he designed the dress Halle Berry wore to accept her Oscar. But Murad is catching up.
A model wears a creation by Saab for his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
A model wears a gown by Elie Saab at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
A model wears an Elie Saab gown at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
A model wears a dress by Lebanese designer Elie Saab at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection July 6, 2006 in Paris.
Lebanon-born fashion designer Zuhair Murad captured attention with an upbeat collection of Jazz Age flapper dresses and slinky mermaid gowns.
A model wears a creation by Zuhair Murad at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
A model shows an updated flapper dress by Zuhair Murad at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
Franck Sorbier is one of Paris' top couture designers, but he surprised his guests on Friday with a dazzling circus-inspired collection at a popular circus venue well away from the traditional catwalk locations.
A model shows an outfit by Sorbier at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
Sorbier named his latest collection after a television show he loved as a child, "The Circus Ring of Stars."
A model shows a short dress by Sorbier at his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
A model wears a design by Franck Sorbier at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
A model wears a design by Franck Sorbier at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2006.
Yet another Lebanese fashion designer made a splash this week. A model shows a dress by Khaled al Masri at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Dominique Sirop at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
A model shows a dress by designer Dominique Sirop at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
A model wears a dress by designer Dominique Sirop at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 6, 2006.
A model shows a gown by French designer Dominique Sirop at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection, July 6, 2006 in Paris.
A model wears a gown by another Lebanese native, Georges Hobeika, at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection in Paris, July 5, 2006.
We just couldn't resist one more picture from the collection of John Galliano for Christian Dior. We loved it, but for all the wrong reasons.
A model presents a creation by British designer John Galliano for Christian Dior at the presentation of his fall-winter 2006/2007 haute couture collection July 5, 2006 in Paris.