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  Paris / Gaultier Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  A moved Catherine Deneuve and Dita Von Teese, and an overexcited Beth Ditto, the show presented by Jean Paul Gaultier was both beautiful and touching. For it was indeed a true fashion show in tribute to Amy Winehouse. To the sound of the warm voices of ‘Tale of Voices’ reinterpreting the late singers hits in a cappella, appear the models with beehive hairstyles, eyes with thick black eyeliner and exaggerated beauty spots. A tailored riding-coat in black crêpe with lambskin [...]

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  Paris / Maxime Simoens Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  For this new haute couture collection, Maxime Simoens found inspiration in the movie “Enter the Void” by Gaspar Noé and his vision of contemporary Japan, between tradition and modernity. This is Simoens’ opportunity for an extensive research on volumes and materials. Metal beads adorn jackets with exaggerated shoulders and kimono collars, the surprising lacquered or natural cork implementations give volume to sexy dresses, and origami ribbons and rhodoïd embroideries structure organza dresses. These are extremely modern Samurai woman on the [...]

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  Paris / Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

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  Paris / Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  An immaculate runway to highlight the mastered embroideries and the pastel colors of the princess dresses that only Elie Saab knows how to make. But this season, the Lebanese couturier surprises us with sheath dresses and large printed patterns by way of embroideries, even for the bride, a first. But especially with volumes made up of puffed tulle and gauze, that he works on for the first time, with tight waists for modern princesses, light and ethereal. Music from the [...]

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  Paris / Franck Sorbier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  From Venus de Milo to anthropomorphic performances by Yves Klein, paintings from the Renaissance to old photos of half-naked Tahitians, the multiple inspirations of Franck Sorbier compose an ode to femininity. A sort of soft eroticism where the molded bustiers are the stars of the show. The draping, the embroidery and the application of plant materials, as well as the bustier painted by Richard Texier, complete the idea of a casual, delicate and modest couture. Just like the bride, in [...]

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  Paris / Basil Soda Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  Within the Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, the Lebanese designer Basil Soda continues to explore nature and its interference with the modern world. For this architecture enthusiast, the silhouettes are structured to the extreme through the graphic inlays of lace, the richly decorated shoulder-pads and the contrasting plissés and ruches. Nature invites itself through gold or tone on tone embroidered floral patterns, and touches of vibrant colors. Belted and corseted, the dresses radiate an entirely feminine softness. Music from the [...]

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  Paris / Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  Tenth collection, presented at the Cité de l’Architecture in Paris, an appropriate location for the couturier Stéphane Rolland, master of graphic and structured silhouettes. For this fashion show, he was inspired by the works of the artist Michel Deverne to create long layered sheath dresses, bustier dresses with metallic insets, asymmetric floaty collars and pockets with tail or layering effects. The finale, a red dress weighing no less than fifty kilos worn by his muse, the former supermodel Yasmin Le [...]

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  Paris / Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 26, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  Through about ten dresses, displayed in three different rooms, Riccardo Tisci introduces a dark Art Deco side to his Haute Couture. Inspired by the glamour of the 20s, the silhouettes are slender and graphic. In washed silk satin embroidered with a sprinkling of crystals, and silk organza striped with pearls and sequins, the dresses evoke the aesthetics of Fritz Lang in Metropolis. Fluidity emanates from the crystal drop fringes and the perfectly fallen drapés. But the highlight is the crocodile [...]

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  Paris / Bouchra Jarrar Haute Couture / Spring/Summer 2012

  January 24, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  It’s within the magical Antoine Bourdelle museum that Bouchra Jarrar chose to present her very latest Haute Couture collection. Statuesque, the silhouettes are the continuity of the meticulous work on the clothing. Large pants, tight at the waist and double-breasted jackets, masculine in appearance, are softened by bare backs with feathers and fur on the front, but especially by aerial Japanese style prints and delicate tone on tone embroideries, a tribute to François Lesage. A thoroughly elegant and fine collection, [...]

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  Paris / Christophe Josse Haute Couture / Spring/Summer 2012

  January 24, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  Couture techniques and use of materials, Christophe Josse once again proves his mastery of ethereal volumes. From a golden tulip skirt in crocodile, to a pleated dress or one draped in painted gazar, through to the blown glass ornaments, lightness is here, the outcome of an interplay of shadows and vibrant colors. Music from the fashion show

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  Paris / Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2012

  January 24, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  For Chanel Haute Couture, the Grand Palais in Paris transforms into a luxury private jet. Disguised as a runway, the central aisle hosts a fashion show where the color blue is king. One color, that only Karl Lagerfeld through his mastery of materials and embroideries, is able to reveal unexpected nuances. The silhouette is deliberately slender. Under puffy sleeves and large collars, the suits and coats in embroidered tweed are long and fitted. The short dresses are straight or taken [...]

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  Paris / Maurizio Galante Haute Couture / Spring/Summer 2012

  January 24, 2012 / Fashion shows, Featured, Haute Couture, Paris

  Eighteen looks for a poetic haute couture which is more like the work of a sculpture or designer. Maurizio Galante wants to create volumes and play around with the materials, which are cut-outs of strips and squares. A tribute to the color green through the shades of make-up and flowery headbands. A spider web effect on a top or a stole, and a golden organza chiffon coat, Maurizio Galante advocates an experimental couture. Music from the fashion show

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