Paris Fashion Week: from 'human backpacks' to Terminal Chanel

Rick Owens show wins plaudits for his 'flesh-and-blood accessories' – in pictures

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A model presents a creation for Chanelduring the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show, on October 6, 2015 at the Grand Palais in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK(Photo c

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A model presents a creation for Chanelduring the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show, on October 6, 2015 at the Grand Palais in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK(Photo c

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Cult designer Rick Owens "stole the season" at Paris Fashion Week by sending his models down the catwalk with human backpacks.

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