Stupid Fashion Tricks

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Designers of haute couture apparently don't live in the same century as the rest of us, and maybe not even on the same planet. See if you agree as you click through these out-of-this-world fashion photos from recent shows. At left is the master of unwearable chic, John Galliano, with, from left, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bundchen on July 2, 2007.

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You've got to wonder what inspired John Galliano to look back to the Victorian era for inspiration. Here's a dress he created for the Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris, presented on July 2, 2007.

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Dopey headgear is a staple of haute couture shows. Here, a model appears on the runway for John Galliano at the Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 2, 2007.

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A model shows another out-of-this-world outfit from John Galliano's Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 2, 2007.

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Not to be outdone, designer Christian Lacroix puts dopey headgear and ghoulish makeup on British supermodel Lily Cole for his Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 3, 2007.

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Here's another crazy look from Christian Lacroix, shown at his Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 3, 2007.

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Hey, lady, where'd you get that hat? A model appears on the runway during Christian Lacroix's Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 3, 2007.

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A model smothered in fur walks the runway for Christian Lacroix during his Fall/Winter 2007-08 Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 3, 2007.

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Men, too, can spend tons of cash to make fools of themselves in public. At left, a green-faced guy wears chic battle fatigues for John Galliano's Spring-Summer 2008 menswear show in Paris on June 28, 2007.

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Oh, great. Crazy-homeless-guy chic. A model hits the runway for John Galliano's Spring-Summer 2008 menswear collection on June 28, 2007 in Paris.

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Oozing ugly chic, or maybe plain mud, a model glowers on the runway during designer John Galliano's Spring-Summer 2008 menswear collection in Paris on June 28, 2007.

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This looks like a blind dater's worst nightmare. A grimacing model stalks the runway during the Spring-Summer 2008 menswear show by John Galliano, shown in Paris on June 28, 2007.

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A model wears a teddy bear on his T-shirt during the D&G Spring/Summer 2008 men's collection, shown in Milan, Italy, on June 26, 2007.

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Even Georgio Armani himself occasionally gets the stupid bug. Here's the proof: A model wears droopy shorts with a jacket during the Armani Spring/Summer 2008 menswear collection, shown in Milan on June 26, 2007.

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You know why men's fashions are so conservative? It's because most guys will mix weird colors and patterns by mistake if they're given too much choice. Etro unkindly adds to the confusion with a crazy mix during its 2008 spring/summer menswear collection, shown in Milan on June 26, 2007.

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Some of China's young designers may have gotten the idea that Westerners really like ugly clothes. A model shows an outfit by Chinese fashion house Basic Editions in Beijing on June 24, 2007.