Shanghai Style

Shanghai claimed its place among the world's fashion capitals with an annual Fashion Week that brought Chinese and international designers to the city's booming fashion center. At left, a model poses during Indian designer Manish Arora's show Nov. 1, 2006. Keep clicking for more photos from Shanghai Fashion Week.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model walks the runway during designer Philip Stephens' fashion show for the British brand Unconditional on Nov. 2, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model wears a layered gown during designer Philip Stephens' fashion show for the British brand Unconditional on Nov. 2, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model poses in a creation by Manish Arora at the Indian designer's show during Shanghai Fashion Week on Nov. 1, 2006.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model twirls on the runway in a brilliantly-colored design created for Manish Arora's fashion show on Nov. 1, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model walks the runway for designer Manish Arora on Nov. 1, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

Manish Arora, at far right, accepts the applause of models wearing his designs at the close of his show Nov. 1, 2006 in Shanghai. The Indian designer made his Shanghai debut with the show.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model poses on the runway in gold satin during Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon's fashion show Oct. 31, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model walks the runway during Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon's fashion show on Oct. 31, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model shows an animal-print dress at Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon's fashion show Oct. 31, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

A model shows a swingy white dress during Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon's fashion show on Oct. 31, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

Hard to imagine anyone wearing it off the runway, but it sure is eye-catching. A masked model walks the runway at Chinese designer Ling Yali's fashion show Oct. 29, 2006 in Shanghai.

A Fashion Parade In China

Meanwhile, in downtown Shanghai... The Chinese city is fast becoming a world-class fashion center, but it's also a city of head-spinning contrasts. Here, a pedestrian eyes a fashionably dressed woman as they pass in the busy Nanjing Road shopping area, days before the opening of Shanghai Fashion Week.