Fantastical Or Wacky? The Most Over The Top Looks From The Couture Collections

Paris couture week — okay it’s a mere few days — is always filled with the most fanciful, breathtaking and overly indulgent creations.

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Hong Kong Fashion Week Shoe Design Contest

Hong Kong fashion week hosted its 12th annual Footwear Design Competition today—and, as expected whenever you put “shoes” and “design competition” in the same sentence, the entries were pretty outrageous. Check out these five pairs of fantastical footwear.

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High-Tech Watches

These highly engineered timepieces make perfect gifts–if you’ve got serious cash.

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In Pictures: Cool High-Tech Watches

Times may be tough and jobs scarce, but consumers around the globe are increasingly willing to spend to get the very best.  Just look at the world’s largest purveyor of fine goods, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton: The company reported a 19% increase in revenue last quarter, with double-digit growth in all business groups. LVMH’s watch and jewelry lines reported growth of 24% for the first half of 2010, more than any other component (including fashion, wines and fragrances) of the French powerhouse.

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