Fur has been a perennial on the fall-winter runways for several years. So this season, designers had to use it more creatively to get attention. Here, a model carries a fur-covered grocery cart down the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier fall-winter 2011 runway show.
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Photos: Paris Fashion Week fall-winter 2011 trends

Fur has been a perennial on the fall-winter runways for several years. So this season, designers had to use it more creatively to get attention. Here, a model carries a fur-covered grocery cart down the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier fall-winter 2011 runway show.

Fur has been a perennial on the fall-winter runways for several years. So this season, designers had to use it more creatively to get attention. Here, a model carries a fur-covered grocery cart down the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier fall-winter 2011 runway show. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times.)

A model presents a look from the Michael Kors fall-winter 2011 runway collection.

A model presents a look from the Michael Kors fall-winter 2011 runway collection. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

The newest-looking outerwear pieces for the season are capes and ponchos. There was one or the other in nearly every collection, and choices to suit nearly every mood, such as the sex-kitten look at the Alexander Wang fall-winter 2011 runway show.

The newest-looking outerwear pieces for the season are capes and ponchos. There was one or the other in nearly every collection, and choices to suit nearly every mood, such as the sex-kitten look at the Alexander Wang fall-winter 2011 runway show. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

A model presents a look from the Altuzarra fall-winter 2011 runway collection.

A model presents a look from the Altuzarra fall-winter 2011 runway collection. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times.)

It was the stuff of fetish queens at Louis Vuitton. Model Kate Moss wears a lace look from the Louis Vuitton fall-winter 2011 runway collection.

It was the stuff of fetish queens at Louis Vuitton. Model Kate Moss wears a lace look from the Louis Vuitton fall-winter 2011 runway collection. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

Lace embellished everything, even the models' faces at Jason Wu's show.

Lace embellished everything, even the models’ faces at Jason Wu’s show. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

Forget the greasy-hair-and-thrift-store finds of the Kurt and Courtney days. Grunge went glam on the runway at Balenciaga.

Forget the greasy-hair-and-thrift-store finds of the Kurt and Courtney days. Grunge went glam on the runway at Balenciaga. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

There were nods to mod at Versace. Designers took midcentury couture shapes and translated them for today, using modern materials and sportswear accents. Here a model sports a look from the Versace fall-winter 2011 runway collection.

There were nods to mod at Versace. Designers took midcentury couture shapes and translated them for today, using modern materials and sportswear accents. Here a model sports a look from the Versace fall-winter 2011 runway collection. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

A model presents a look from the Junya Watanabe fall-winter 2011 runway collection.

A model presents a look from the Junya Watanabe fall-winter 2011 runway collection. (Jonas Gustavsson and Peter Stigter / For The Times)

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