Fashion Faux Pas

After waves of bad press over laughably over-the-top creations a few years ago, Paris couturiers got down to business and started making glamorous clothing again. Thankfully, there were still moments when things got out of hand at Fashion Week 2006. Click "next" to see some outfits you almost certainly will never see again, such as Christian Dior's "Bride of Dracula" look, at left, or click below for the real beauties.

Christian Dior, the master of the grand ball gown and creator of "The New Look," died in 1957. Since then, his brand has continued under a succession of designers including, currently, John Galliano. Here, Galliano may have gotten his inspiration from kabuki theater or maybe the poor girl just fell in a vat of flour.

It got spookier as the show continued. Here, a model presents another creation by British fashion designer John Galliano for Dior's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006.

A model presents a creation in beat-up cowhide and plastic by British fashion designer John Galliano for Dior's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006.

Maybe it's the pigtails that make this almost the worst of all. A model presents a creation by British fashion designer John Galliano for Dior's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006.

Now this really is the worst. A model showing a lot of leg and no hands presents a creation by British fashion designer John Galliano for Dior's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006.

What's the point of getting really skinny if they make you wear a tent? A model displays a creation by Bulgarian fashion designers Livia S. Stoianova, Yassen Samouilov and Portuguese designer Andre de Sa Pessoa, for On Aura Tout Vu's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006.

A model lost in shiny red fabric presents a creation by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix for his haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.

Mom always said that really loud colors make you look trashy. A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix for his haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.

Oh, mom wouldn't like this at all. A model displays a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier for his haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006.

This would look better if the model hadn't forgotten to take off her orange socks before she hit the runway. A model displays a creation by Bulgarian fashion designers Livia S. Stoianova, Yassen Samouilov and Portuguese designer Andre de Sa Pessoa, for On Aura Tout Vu's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006.

This model must like orange, too. A model displays a creation by Bulgarian fashion designers Livia S. Stoianova, Yassen Samouilov and Portuguese designer Andre de Sa Pessoa, for On Aura Tout Vu's haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006.

It gets so hectic back stage, sometimes you put the dress on backwards. A model displays a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier for his haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006.

A model wears a shower curtain for Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci during the haute couture spring-summer 2006 fashion collection presented in the Musee Bourdelle in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.

Nice dress, but why is her face painted white? A model presents a creation designed by Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci for the haute couture spring-summer 2006 fashion collection presented in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.

Who thinks it's time for knickers to make a comeback? A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix for his haute couture spring-summer 2006 collection presented in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.

Men can be fashion victims, too. A model who apparently doesn't want to be recognized displays a creation by Rynshu for Masatomo's men's fall-winter 2006-2007 fashion collection presented in Paris on Friday, Jan. 27, 2006.

Well, this explains something. That's designer Franck Sorbier with a model after his haute couture spring-summer 2006 fashion show in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. Nonetheless, Sorbier showed some of the loveliest dresses of the season during Fashion Week. Click below to see some of them, as well as more glamorous fashion photos from Paris.