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Runway review The 10 must-see collections of Paris Fashion Week

By Reuters
05 October 2019   |   1:38 pm
From scintillating sophistication at Saint Laurent to Virginie Viard's approachable take on classic Chanel tweeds, here's a glance over the season-defining Spring 2020 shows presented during Paris Fashion Week.

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