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Parisian Fantasies - spring/summer 2001 fashions - Brief Article

Clever, creative French designers showcase ingenuity with their spring/summer 2001 collections. There were classic, elegant designs that every woman would love to have grace her body, but there were also fanciful, whimsical garments that allow wearers to express, or dress, their fantasies. The color palette varied from Chanel's pales to Valentino's vivid reds and Ungaro's hot pinks. Chloe's Stella McCartney showed soft, feminine designs with equine themes, while Tom Ford's collection for YSL was all black and white and included several designs with "bondage wrap." Ungaro, staying true to his creative reputation, showed plenty of color, fringe, cleavage and whimsical accents. In many of the Parisian spring designs, fantasies live on.

Chanel designs two-piece pant suit, of polyamide and cotton, with shawl collar, one-button jacket, hip-hugging pants and double-chain, wrapped belt. Accessorized with long Chanel signature scarf around neck and three butterfly pins on lapel. Note decorative fingernails and sunglasses.

Ungaro designs two-piece wool pant suit with chiffon trim on sleeves, down pant legs and on edges of jacket. Accessorized with matching fedora hat and large polka-dot purse and carry-on bag.

Pinstriped, zip-front cotton dress with mandarin collar, three-quarter length sleeves and large gold oval chain-link hip belt. Note slim envelope purse and strappy sandals, by Valentino.

Two-piece asymmetrical, one-shoulder cocktail ensemble with multicolor sequin floral draped blouse and solid colored ankle-length skirt with asymmetrical flounced skirt. Note platform ankle-strap sandals, by Valentino.

Chloe designs two-piece dress ensemble with draped top with plunging neckline, spaghetti-cut front and domain sleeves with pleated silk skirt and wide woven belt with large buckle. Accessorized with pill box hat and gold sandals.

Yves St. Laurent designs white, crepe longsleeve, knee-length, cocktail dress with peek-a-boo shoulders and "bondage wrapping" around waist.

Two-piece decollete pant suit with hip-length jacket of woven cotton with chiffon flower appliques, fringe trim and silk pants.

Three-piece pant ensemble with linen jacket, pants and deep scoop-neck tulle top with sequined flowers attached. Note linen flower corsage on lapel and chiffon trim on jacket and pants. Accessorized with matching hat and shoes. Both ensembles by Ungaro.

Backless, halter-neck, chiffon evening ensemble by Valentino with full circular gored skirt sashed at waist on left side. Note double-beaded bracelets and platform sandals.

Left: One-shoulder, knee-length silk cocktail dress with horse head applique on front and wide woven hip slung belt.

Below middle: Another one-shoulder, knee-length horse-print cocktail dress with wide woven belt, both by Chloe.

Silk chiffon, halter-neck top with ink-splotch design worn over embroidered, glass-beaded pants with geometric block design, by Christian LaCroix.