From sketch to show
Here's what it takes to create a 10-minute fashion show


French fashion designer Franck Sorbier poses at the close of his spring/summer 2017 Haute Couture fashion collection in Paris on Jan. 25, 2017.
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)For French designer Franck Sorbier, his spring/summer collection at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Show this past January took four months of round-the-clock work. U

Sorbier sketches in Paris, on Oct. 27, 2016.
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A seamstress sews on Oct. 27, 2016.
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Sketches of dresses are displayed in Sorbier's office, during the manufacturing of his collection, on Dec. 23, 2016.
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Seamstress Bihui works on a dress, Dec. 23, 2016.
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Sorbrier on his sewing machine, Dec. 28, 2016.
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Sorbier, on Jan. 6, 2017, often works alongside his beloved parakeet "Lady."
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Finished pieces hang in Sorbier's now-crowded atelier in Paris on Jan. 23, 2017.
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A model is made up backstage prior to the show on Jan. 25, 2017.
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Models wear Sorbier's creations during the 2017 Haute Couture fashion show in Paris, on Jan. 25, 2017.
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Sorbier's entire creation at the close of the show, Jan. 25, 2017.
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