PARIS, Jan 2, 2004/ FW/ --- The Paris Haute Couture Spring 2004 season gathers steam as the la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, France's fashion governing body, released the season's runway show schedule.

The House of Torrente, under the direction of Julien Fournié, who presented his first collection for the house last October during the Spring 2004 ready-to-wear season.

There is only one new name on the list is Dupresantabarbara. Noticeably missing from the roster are two emerging designers, Nicolas Le Cauchois and Anne Valerie Hash. Both of them had been showing their collections for the past several seasons.

American designer Ralph Rucci's runway show is slated on Thursday, January 22nd at 1100, while, Elie Saab who is best known for dressing Halle Berry at the Oscars is showing on the same day at 1500.

The venerable fashion houses of Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro and Christian Dior have scheduled their presentations on the first three days while Italian fashion houses, Versace and Valentino will show on Monday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 21, respectively.

Monday, January 19
1100	TORRENTE	Palais Brongniart - Place de la Bourse - Paris 2e
1230	GRIMALDI GIARDINA	Salle Wagram - 39 avenue de Wagram - Paris 17e
1430	CHRISTIAN DIOR	Polo de Paris - Route des Moulins - Bois de Boulogne - Paris 16e
1800	ADELINE ANDRÉ	Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs - 103 rue de Rivoli - Paris 1er
1900	MAURIZIO GALANTE	Fondation Cartier - 261 boulevard Raspail - Paris 14e
2030	VERSACE	Hôtel Ritz - 15 Place Vendôme - Paris 1er
Tuesday, January 20
1030	CHANEL	Hôtel de Bourbon Condé - 41 boulevard des Invalides - Paris 7e
1230	CHANEL	Hôtel de Bourbon Condé - 41 boulevard des Invalides - Paris 7e
1500	DOMINIQUE SIROP	Hôtel Meurice - 228 rue de Rivoli - Paris 1er
1700	CHRISTIAN LACROIX	Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - 14 rue Bonaparte - Paris 6e
1830	JI HAYE	To Be Announced
1900	GIVENCHY	3 avenue George V - Paris 8
2030	GIVENCHY	3 avenue George V - Paris 8
Wednesday, January 21
1000	FRANCK SORBIER	Théâtre Marigny - Carré Marigny - Paris 8e
1100	EMANUEL UNGARO	To be announced
1230	EMANUEL UNGARO	To be announced
1400	HANAE MORI	Hôtel Bristol - 112 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré - Paris 8e
1530	JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER	Pavillon Ledoyen - Carré des Champs Elysées - 1 avenue Dutuit - Paris 8e
1700	VALENTINO	Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - 14 rue Bonaparte - Paris 6e
1900	JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER	To be announced
Thursday, January 22
1100	RALPH RUCCI	56 avenue Foch - Paris 16e
1400	DUPRESANTABARBARA	To be announced
1500	ELIE SAAB	Palais Brongniart - Place de la Bourse - Paris 2e