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“It’s about a metamorphosis. There’s a big change going on in these times,” said designer Giambattista Valli. No, he’s not talking about the economic crisis (although he might as well have been).

What he’s referring to is the look for his Spring 2009 collection which was shown at the runways of Paris just recently. On the front row are young fashionistas including Emma Watson, Natalie Portman and Caroline Sieber.

Does the line up at the front row seat ‘metamorphose’ to the youngness of Giambattista Valli’s collection?

Check out pics from the collection below, and judge for yourself whether it’s for the hip and young crowd:

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The Christian Lacroix Spring 2009 Collection shown at the runways of Paris just recently gives the impression that the designer is trying to make the label more ‘wearable’ to the younger clientele.

NY Fashion describes the Christian Lacroix look as being “unapologetically glamorous, dramatic, and expensive-looking.”

And we can clearly see that in the collection. The signature giant corsages ala-Carrie in Sex and the City, as well as bows were back in full force.

Check out the collection for yourself.

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“Airy romance in layers of chiffon and sprinkles of jewels.” That’s the Nina Ricci look according to New York Fashion. At the label’s 2009 spring collection which was held at the runways of Paris, that is exactly what we’ve seen, although the sprinkles of jewels part is not by any means literal.

Instead, the jewels of the collection come in the clothes themselves.

Let’s see if designer Olivier Theysken lived up to the reputation of the Nina Ricci label.

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