News Awards & Events Fashion Week The Biggest Showstoppers from the Haute Couture Runways By Ruthie Friedlander Ruthie Friedlander Twitter Ruthie Friedlander is a New York-based writer, editor, and founder of the At Large Agency. She is also the co-founder of The Chain, a non-profit eating disorder support system for women in fashion and entertainment. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on July 4, 2018 @ 10:00PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Dominique Charriau/Getty Images Sometimes it feels as though we wait all year for Haute Couture season. Don't get us wrong, we love fashion year round. But there's something about a couture look: the intricacy, the delicateness, the attention to detail, that can send chills down your spine. These dresses are truly one of a kind, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but custom made for each client that's fancy enough to be able to have access to the atelier. This season, we've seen the usual amount of crystals, sequins, and feathers. The color palette has remained predominantly pastel, which dresses in pink and green…even Karl Lagerfeld's bride at Chanel wore pistachio! Designers also utilized sheer fabrics, in both dark blues and blacks, and light pinks and whites, showing off the more delicate aspect of the pieces. VIDEO: See the Celebrity Styles at Paris Couture Fashion Week Here, we share our favorite pieces from Paris' elaborate couture week. A girl can dream. 01 of 38 Chanel Haute Couture Peter White/Getty Images 02 of 38 Chanel Haute Couture Peter White/Getty Images 03 of 38 Chanel Haute Couture Peter White/Getty Images 04 of 38 Ralph & Russo Estrop/Getty Images 05 of 38 Ralph & Russo Estrop/Getty Images 06 of 38 Maison Rabih Kayrouz Julien de Rosa/Getty Images 07 of 38 Maison Rabih Kayrouz Julien de Rosa/Getty Images 08 of 38 Antonio Grimaldi Estrop/Getty Images 09 of 38 Givenchy Victor VIRGILE/Getty Images 10 of 38 Givenchy Victor VIRGILE/Getty Images 11 of 38 Christian Dior Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 12 of 38 Christian Dior Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 13 of 38 Ulyana Sergeenko ALAIN JOCARD/Getty Images 14 of 38 Ulyana Sergeenko ALAIN JOCARD/Getty Images 15 of 38 Schiaparelli Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images 16 of 38 Schiaparelli Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images 17 of 38 Giambattista Valli Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 18 of 38 Giambattista Valli Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 19 of 38 Giambattista Valli Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 20 of 38 Giambattista Valli Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 21 of 38 Alexis Mabille Haute Couture Estrop/Getty Images 22 of 38 Giorgio Armani Prive Dominique Charriau/Getty Images 23 of 38 Giorgio Armani Prive Dominique Charriau/Getty Images 24 of 38 Giorgio Armani Prive Dominique Charriau/Getty Images 25 of 38 Alexandre Vauthier Estrop/Getty Images 26 of 38 Alexandre Vauthier BERTRAND GUAY/Getty Images 27 of 38 Valentino Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 28 of 38 Valentino Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 29 of 38 Guo Pei Estrop/Getty Images 30 of 38 Fendi Couture Peter White/Getty Images 31 of 38 Fendi Couture Peter White/Getty Images 32 of 38 Zuhair Murad Estrop/Getty Images 33 of 38 Viktor & Rolf Estrop/Getty Images 34 of 38 Galia Lahav Estrop/Getty Images 35 of 38 Galia Lahav Estrop/Getty Images 36 of 38 Elie Saab Peter White/Getty Images 37 of 38 Elie Saab Peter White/Getty Images 38 of 38 Maison Margiela Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images