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Couture Fashion Week started yesterday in Paris. First up was Christian Dior’s Couture spring 2010 collection attracting celebrities like Dita Von Teese, Kylie Minogue and Maggie Cheung (love her). The collection was inspired by John Galliano’s research trip to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum. “I was reading that, actually, it was Charles James who influenced Monsieur Dior to come up with the New Look,” he said. “And then I was looking at a photo of Charles James doing a fitting—and on the wall behind him was a picture of women riding sidesaddle. And that was it!” From equestrian style to romantic lace dress to beautiful ball gowns, you’ll see it all in this collection. Check out the collection after the jump…

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