John Galliano, the Christian Dior fashion designer, kicked off the round of couture shows in Paris with a stylish visual argument for haute couture’s place in the contemporary world.
His fresh, fairly restrained silhouettes, mixed with a confidence among design house executives that couture is prosperous, dispelled any persistent notions that the made-to-measure art form [...]
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These beautiful suede pumps are from Spanish fashion house Loewe. I love the combination of a retro style pump with a quirky, lightbulb heel. Loewe creative director Stuart Vevers used the country of Spain itself as an inspiration for his new [...]
Video, Christian Dior Fall-Winter 2008 Haute CoutureI can't believe it! John Galliano's back in his senses! Dior has totally recovered from that shiny satin, over embroidered, 1960's tranny haute couture nightmare show. I love the re-interpretations of Dior's 1947 "New Look". The fabrics are totally gorgeous, very silky and soft. The collection is also very conservative yet very revealing, some dr
OMG, I can't contain my excitement. I just have to burst this one out!! HAUTE COUTURE is coming baby! I got the schedule for next next week's Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris! The shows will start on Monday, June 30 and would end on Thursday, July 3. That's 4 days of pure high fashion! Guest member Stéphanie Rolland will kick off the fashion week which will be ended by another guest member Wu
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Special occasion dressing will require something special. Underscore your latest looks with this deep U-plunge bra. Padded cups include pockets for enhanced padding and greater cleavage. Adjustable, stretch straps convert to a halter or criss-cross style. Expertly crafted in stretch microfiber for great comfort. See more details.
Special occasion dressing will require something special. Underscore your latest looks with this deep U-plunge bra. Padded cups include pockets for enhanced padding and greater cleavage. Adjustable, stretch straps convert to a halter or criss-cross style. Expertly crafted in stretch microfiber for great comfort. See more details.
Last time Valentino released some ads with faceless models , now the fashion house got some ads produced in the usual conventional way.Valentino’s new Haute Couture Spring 2008 featured models in pairing delicate, soft styles with loud, geometric backdrops. I love the color composition of the ads and I'm sure, you'll love them too.Photo SourceBookmarkz
Last time Valentino released some ads with faceless models , now the fashion house got some ads produced in the usual conventional way.Valentino’s new Haute Couture Spring 2008 featured models in pairing delicate, soft styles with loud, geometric backdrops. I love the color composition of the ads and I'm sure, you'll love them too. Photo Source Bookmarkz
Kosode with Plums and Spring Flowers on Large Snowflakes Edo period (18th century) Matsuzakya Kimono Museum Kosode: Haute Couture Kimonos of the Edo Period -Premiere Showing of the Matsuzakaya Kimono Museum Masterpieces July 26 - September 21, 2008 The kosode,...
We always post vintage Chanel Haute Couture dresses and gowns and they always sell so fast. This Coco Chanel designed layered metallic dress on chiffon is a classic 1960s silhouette: thin tank straps that attach to a fitted shift with a grosgrain band and bow at the waist. The gold metallic is woven with a faint paisley motif.As many of our astute blog readers must know, contemporary Chanel Haute Couture is very prohibitive price-wise, so owning a piece designed by Coco Chanel should be priceless but it's surprisingly affordable compared to Karl Lagerfeld's Haute Couture and Ready to Wear designs for Chanel today. Own a piece of history and a dress that will impress! Chanel Haute Couture by Coco Chanel metallic layered chiffon cocktail dress, c 1960s. Modern size 4For additional informati
Its time to check out what is on the runways for spring and I promise I'm not going soft on this one. I'm just in love, people. I'm in love with...Jamie Carr.Let me explain. Jamie is one of the advanced fashion design students at FIDM and she Debuted in the 2008 FIDM runway show that aired last weekend on KLCS Television here in Los Angeles area.While I was severely disappointed with most of the designers featured in this show, including all of the men's wear designers, Jamie Carr's delightful line of cutesy nerdxcore made me swoon time and time again.Once more photos become available, you can be sure I shall regale you with more of her adorably geeky couture. But meanwhile if you are not in LA and want to see the full Show, you can catch it via the FIDM webcast.Now while we're speaking of
The history of LemonAidCrutche company started with a tragedy: Laurie Johnson with her husband and son got into a plane crush. A man and a boy didn’t survive, but Laurie was taken to hospital with multiple fractures.
Our article, Season Pass, was listed in Money Hacks Carnival #5 - Haute Couture Edition on Antishay Ventenne.
The theme and graphics are a kick with lots of fashion statements. You should check them out. Antishay, aka Shanti, does a wonderful job of describing all the posts in the Carnival in detail. Good job!
There is lots [...]
Our article, Season Pass, was listed in Money Hacks Carnival #5 - Haute Couture Edition on Antishay Ventenne.
The theme and graphics are a kick with lots of fashion statements. You should check them out. Antishay, aka Shanti, does a wonderful job of describing all the posts in the Carnival in detail. Good job!
There is lots [...]
The world's major brands have established themselves as global leaders in fashion and luxury goods. The Yomiuri Shimbun has asked chief executive officers of outstanding brands the secrets behind winning the hearts of upscale customers worldwide and maintaining their historical customer base.
In the first installment in a series of articles about leading brands, the Yomiuri Shimbun's Fuyuki
Well, since I'm a lover of contemporary art, I would say that John Galliano is new my favorite artist. His latest exhibit also known as the Spring 2008 Christian Dior Haute Couture show had me...
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photos made by Markus Jans | fashion department: Katharina Baresel-Bofinger | scanned by me from ACHTUNG - Zeitschrift für ModeGerman Fashion magazine ACHTUNG - Zeitschrift für Mode is having a Switzerland Special and that's one reason why they decided to present pieces of the current Haute Couture collections at one of the highest passes in Switzerland, the Furka at the edge of the rhône glacier - what an amazing idea!!!///Die deutsche Modezeitschrift ACHTUNG hat ihre aktuelle Ausgabe der Schweiz gewidmet. Ein Grund dafür, Teile der aktuellen Haute Couture Kollektionen auf einem der höchsten Pässe der Schweiz zu präsentieren, dem Furka am Fuße des Rhonegletschers - was für eine atemberaubende Idee!!!
Only a few fashion designer have the insight and ability to combine high fashion with high technology. Di Mainstone is one of the shining stars of the Haute Tech Fashion. Her journey through the world of fashion and technology is mysterious at times, her work full of mystical elements that surprise and captivate the audience.
Di Mainstone is trained in fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London. Her interactive couture garments playfully explore human behavior by weaving soft-technologies into a fashion aesthetic.
Di’s eccentric style caught the attention of press and celebrities during a design partnership with cult UK labels Soochi and Choosi. Her attire sold internationally at established boutiques such as Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Urbanoutfitters.
In 2005, Di joined Sara Diamond at the Banff New Media Institute to create a series of electronic couture garments. She quickly found her new passion for electronic textiles and teamed up with Joey Berzowsk
I saw this outift on the cosmo site and thought - Bad ASS! I love it! I want it! But can I have it? The Manolo Blahnik shoes and Armani Exchange jacket alone cost a fat $895, but then... this is The F, so here is my low budget rendition of this high fashion look. Check out the top. It's the original from the pic and ON SALE - squeee!Nordstrom 'Brooks' Skinny Stretch Ankle Jeans $44.00 $21.90Forever21 Faux Leather Bomber Jacket $37.80Original Penguin Tie-Neck Top $158.00 $49.99Amazon Boston Traveler Lambskin Driving Gloves $27.99 $12.99Forever21 Faux Leather Patent Belt $8.80GoJane Ryu Croc Embellished Clutch $14.99CutesyGirl Michael Antonio Jemma Pumps $40.00 $14.99TOTAL: $161.46
Since each piece is hand made, it allows the designers to make each one slightly different. “It is a stronger piece that way,” Sanja say via translator. Alyse expands on this: “We have both been doing fashion and visual arts for many years, so at this point it comes out naturally and rapidly on its own. We do many variations on elements from earlier work.” In fact, the designers keep boxes of fabric scraps, bits and pieces of trim, and miscellaneous bits for use in each creation. “I have many pieces of material, which wait to be put in their own place in their own time,” Sanja muses. “I do not know if that is collage or painting, maybe both one and the other.”
No piece is this more evident in than the lovely grey and red dress I have here. The bodice is made of a thin, stretchy piece of textured charcoal fabric. The skirt is a darker, complimentary grey in silky-soft velour. Various appliques and bits of trim in red and white offe
Como já foi dito aqui, a semana de alta costura em Paris este ano está surpreendendo a todos. Abaixo segue um resumo geral do desfile de Christian Lacroix, retirado do site da Vogue UK. I’m sorry, mas eu não sou boa jornalista de moda. Preferia estar criando! Então copio aqui o que os jornalistas da Vogue falaram do desfile do Lacroix. No mínimo, fantástico.
CHRISTIAN LACROIX is not a name one associates with austerity. To celebrate his twentieth year on the international fashion stage, many were expecting a technicolour blowout of monumental proportions - yet Lacroix’s genius doesn’t lie in traffic-stopping colour alone (although second onto the runway was, true to form, one multi-coloured, Russian-inspired, corset-style coat that turned every head in the audience). Against a stark white catwalk in a white room at the Palais de Tokyo Modern Art Museum, the sheer elaborate construction of Lacroix’s couture collection,
As usual, the Dior show was a whimsical, theatrical adventure, that leaves you wanting more! John Galliano really should receive some sort of award, and if his couture designing days ever come to an end he will have no problem getting a job as a costume designer.Anyway, here are my favourite designs from this year's show.Gorgeous. And it's pretty awesome that Amber Valletta (old-school supermodel) is modelling this one.I also love this model. Flavia De Oliveira. She's a rising star, that one.I really like it how this model has a little more curve to her body than the others.Show-stopping.I adore the colour of this absolute masterpiece. It reminds of a snake. A very chic snake, or course. ;-)Unfortunately, this will be the only Haute Couture post this time around. I thought I'd show this collection because it was particularly stunning.Check out the rest of Haute Couture A/W at HarpersBazaar.com.auCatch.*Romany*
The Fall 07'Funkshion Shows were fabulous. One of the main featured designers at Funkshion 2007 is Rafael Cennamo(chen-na-mo). Cennamo's 'Haute Couture' Fall/2007 collection is inspired by 50's Glam. Cennamo is known for his special occasion gowns. The gowns are made by him and the embellishments on the gowns are made by hand. The fabrics and colors Cennamo uses in his collections have heavy European influences. These influences are evident in his divine Haute Couture Fall 07' collection. I enjoyed this collection. The colors used in the suits were chocolates and other soft dark earth tones. The dresses were divine they ranged from a gorgeous deep burgundy (my favorite) to golds. Wrist and elbow length black leather gloves were also part of the dress collections giving a sort of vixen edge to dresses and gowns that I have never seen before. The designs of the dresses covered what I think every woman should have in her closet, soft and feminine to meet the parents to hardcore bla
Couture; the heart of fashion and the one place in which designers can let their imaginations go free without anyone worrying if they're truly crazy. This seasons couture shows were highly anticipated by me, myself and I (and thousands of others, I'm sure). So to give you you'r daily dose of the best of the best here are the first shows to start of couture week. P.S. To warn you beforehand - sorry about my constant mutterings of the words wow, gorgeous and wow. I need a thesauras. ValentinoI wasn't as impressed with Valentino's spring couture show as I thought I would be. To me it was just a carry one of his spring show, from the tiered dresses, to the colours (pink, cream and yellow) to the hairstyles. It was quite pretty but I thought it looked more ready-to-wear than haute couture. These two dresses were my absolute favourites of the show. I loved the delicate slip on the right and for some reason (maybe the fact that this dress costs a couple hundred thousand dollars) the dres
The final installment of haute couture (although a bit late). So soak in all of these dresses because you wont get to see designers at their best or worst for another couple of months. GivenchyMy absolute favourite show of the couture show. Obviously Audrey Hepburn was a style icon. The only designer she ever wore was Givenchy. I loved the somber pallette of the show mixed in with quirky colours like the gorgeous yellow. The black dress on the left was my favourite of the show. Its so sleek and dark and if I was an actress at the Oscars this would definetly be my first pick. The dress on the right has a really pretty colour and the tailored coat is so interesting. I love love love the dress on the left. The colour is perfect. Its not too yellow or pale or bright. Who knew Irina Lazarneau could pull of lemon yellow? The tailoring at this show was spectacular. I loved the incorporation of flowers into a dark grey and the skirts are so interesting.Jean Paul GautierNothing special in th
Thanks to my photographer friend (Thierry Chomel) for sending me this picture of Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham at the Opening Party for the Giorgio Armani Avenue Montaigne boutique in Paris. Katie looks so grown up in this sleek velvet black suit. Victoria looks like a bobblehead doll right? But I must say that her cropped hair do is a lot better than when she was wearing those badly botched hairstyles of years past. Anways, here are some looks from the show:Sure, its haute and its not actully meant to be ripped right from the runway and ready to wear, but I can see some of these peices on the hollywood red carpet. The line is very classically elegant and shimmery. Perfect for a star studded night.
