One runway trend that has crossed all boundaries in recent seasons, it is that fashion loves gold.

Designers are dotting their collections with long gold gowns - which seem more common than "little black dresses" - and working gold fabrics or accents into their pieces, whether for spring or fall, casual or evening.

In some cases, designers have personal reasons for using gold. Elie Saab showed a spring collection in Paris entirely devoted to gold - from sequined minidresses to flowing chiffon gowns - after he went to his native Beirut and was inspired by the intensity of the sun there. Donna Karan has created a capsule collection and a fragrance based on the material that she has used since her early days as a designer.

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