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Models walk the runway during the Christian Dior Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The Paris Haute Couture spring 2017 shows officially came to a close on Friday. The decadent week-long event set the stage for the season's reigning trends, and designers truly delivered a purely spectacular escape -- despite the tumultuous political climate of months past.

Reigning fashion houses like Dior, Chanel and Elie Saab whisked viewers away on a cloud of fantasy. "Drama" and "escapism" proved to be the prevailing themes across the collections, with sweeping, floor-length gowns and jewel-encrusted accessories taking center stage.

Valentino debuted a series of monastic, high-neck gowns in virginal white, while designers like Guo Pei and Elie Saab debuted gowns worthy of a scene in "Game of Thrones" or “The Hunger Games.”

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A model walks the runway during the Elie Saab Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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A model walks the runway during the Elie Saab Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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Elie Saab Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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Models walk the runway during the Elie Saab Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Elie Saab: The Lebanese designer is known for elaborate gowns and romantic collections, and this season was no exception. Sprays of jewels and beaded bodices and feminine silhouettes confirmed the Saab’s status as a purveyor of classic couture. A few looks even featured models wearing gilded sunglasses.

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Models walk the runway during the Valentino Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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Valentino Spring Summer 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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The Valentino Spring Summer 2017 at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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the Valentino Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, Jan. 25, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Valentino: At Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli, who became creative director of Valentino along with former partner Maria Grazia Chiuri in 2008, assumed sole responsibility of the collection for the spring season. Greek myths and stories were the inspiration behind that this particular collection and the pure, flowing gowns, featuring high-kecks, long sleeves and pleated skirts. The collection was a take on minimalist restraint for the brand, although a couple pieces from the collection gowns in Valentino’s signature red color. Piccioli called for a moment of silence to honor the life of famed Italian Vogue editor Franca Sozzani, who died in December.

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A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani Prive Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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the Giorgio Armani Prive Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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The Giorgio Armani Prive Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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The Giorgio Armani Prive Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Armani Privé: Armani Privé offered the ultimate power-dressing-meets-couture concept with this spring collection. Nipped-waist blazers with strong shoulders and black trousers offered the ultimate take on the suit for the fashion maven. Working with a color pallet of orange, black and marigold, the Armani pieces were a definitive departure from the romantic trappings noted in other collections.

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A model walks the runway during the Chanel Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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The Chanel Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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Lily-Rose Depp and Karl Lagerfeld walk the runway during the Chanel Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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The Chanel Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 24, 2017 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Chanel: If there are two things that fashion die-hards can expect from a Chanel show it’s a palatial venue packed to the brim with A-List celebrities. More was truly more for Karl Lagerfeld’s spring 2017 couture collection. Feathered dresses and glitter and sequined bodices – all in pale pinks and washed-out blues – were highlights of the collection. Of course, classic skirt suits designed in the famous Chanel tweed punctuated the gowns and shimmering frocks. Finally, "it-girl" of the moment, Lily-Rose Depp, closed the show wearing a voluminous ruffled gown and was swept across the mirrored hall on Lagerfeld’s arm.

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Models walk the runway at the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Musee Rodin on Jan. 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
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The Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2017 show at Paris Fashion Week at Musee Rodin on Jan. 23, 2017 in Paris. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
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A general view of the runway during the Christian Dior Spring Summer 2017 show, Jan. 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Dior: Dior featured one of the most memorable venues of the week -- a replica of a verdant garden landscape within a tent. The show’s venue was set in the gardens of the Musée Rodin, Vogue reported. The show itself was nothing short of spectacular, likely because it was Maria Grazia Chiuri’s official design debut at Dior (Chiuri was a former creative director at Valentino). Flowering bushes and topiaries made up the “runway” while crystal chandeliers hung within the tent spaces’ interior. Chiuri’s debut collection for the house breathed new life into the signature Dior “New Look” (a classic silhouette that features an accentuated waist with a wide skirt). Black-hooded cloaks and capes were followed up with gorgeous gowns, and models wore delicate masks cut out in the shapes of butterflies, dragonflies and birds.