Somewhere along the line, a runway ceased to be a place to view the next collection and came closer to being an out-of-body experience. From the lit basketball courts of Givenchy to the soothing symmetry of Prada, each year is an attempt to go bigger, bolder, and more lavish than the last. The runway creates the ideal world where the clothes belong, before they are translated into street style and shown on the same bland red carpet.