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Style.com has enlisted Vogue’s Sally Singer to identify the top ten runway shows from the spring season.

The list:

The Parisian roster dominates the list (seven out of ten), which may be fair, as Paris often showcases more aspirational and high-concept designs that the more commercial fashion weeks, but can Paris really have such a stronghold on fashion?

What’s surprising is that there are, well, no surprises. No new names, no overlooked or unexpecteds… I suppose the definition of “strongest” comes into play here, but it seems as though this list leaves out a very big consideration–the designers who are innovating, who are moving fashion in subtle turns, who are quietly but forcefully influencing the landscape. This list does feature undeniably strong, and influential, collections, but it is also so obvious that it could have been written before the shows were even held.