Tag: paris
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Alexandre Vauthier’s model army marches to the tune of haute couture
Alexandre Vauthier brought an army of star models to the runway to present his autumn/winter 2016-2017 haute couture collection, successfully combining the glamorous sophistication of haute couture with military inspirations, using striking details. The French fashion designer staged his latest haute couture show in Paris's Palais de Tokyo. British model Jourdan Dunn was picked to…
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Alexis Mabille brings a fairytale touch to haute couture
The French fashion designer unveiled an autumn/winter 2016-2017 haute couture collection in Paris, Tuesday, July 5, with the theme “Pastel Vibrations.” Alexis Mabille brought a fairytale touch to this soft and romantic color palette, showing a line-up of princess-worthy gowns and ensembles. Delicate, feminine, romantic and sometimes dramatic, the Alexis Mabille autumn/winter 2016-2017 haute couture…
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Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel couture show pays tribute to the house’s ‘petites mains’
Haute couture has come to epitomize the pinnacle of glamour, to the extent that it can be easy to forget that the mythical creations seen on the world's red carpets once begun life as something as ordinary as a piece of fabric in the hands of a talented tailor. Karl Lagerfeld used the Chanel Fall/Winter…
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Haute Couture is black and white for Dior
Amidst the pomp and frivolity of Haute Couture Week, Dior unveiled a sophisticated and glamorous ode to the beautifully simplistic combination of black and white in Paris on Monday.
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Schiaparelli and Iris van Herpen break the rules at Haute Couture Week
Elsa Schiaparelli brought the eccentric and the fantastical to the haute couture runways of Paris Monday with a Schiaparelli collection steeped in theatrical paradox. Imitation sea foam bubbled upwards from sleeves and hemlines, while elsewhere a pleated grey maxi dress fanned out from the shoulders in a semi-translucent sphere.
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Paris Haute Couture Week: the many sides of the Atelier Versace woman
The Versace woman has many facets — a sexy, modern, sensual and powerful woman on the go, exuding femininity in the extreme. This was captured in the label's latest catwalk show, Sunday, July 3, on the first day of Paris Haute Couture Week in the French capital. Versace has always celebrated women, but this autumn/winter…
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New ‘affordable couture’ website launches at Paris Couture Week
A new London-based fashion platform offering couture at “democratic prices” has debuted on the Paris Couture Week circuit, in line with the global launch of its e-commerce site. Couturissimo, designed by Asian Couture Federation (ACF) designer members Indonesia's Sebastian Gunawan and Dubai-based Filipino couturier Michael Cinco, offers limited-edition pieces from a changing roster of designers at…
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Luxury brands show autumn creations at Paris haute couture week
PARIS (Reuters) – Luxury materials, exquisite craftsmanship and sweeping dresses take center stage at the Paris haute couture fashion shows this week, where designer brands show their autumn collections. Italian luxury label Versace was among the first, kicking off its Atelier Versace show on Sunday evening with belted cashmere coats worn over satin dresses. Models…
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Prince ‘Purple Rain’ outfit sold at auction for US$192,000
The items were part of a showcase in the recent “Profiles in History” auction that took place from June 29 to July 1, and were reportedly acquired after a a make-up artist who worked on “Purple Rain” gave the items to her sibling, the original seller, noted Rolling Stone. The 1984 Oscar-winning film is one of the star's…
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Haute couture in the spotlight at upcoming Paris fashion week
Before the summer recess, all eyes in the fashion world will turn to Paris, where a new set of haute couture collections will be unveiled July 3 to 7. The term “haute couture” is a protected status with its own regulatory commission deciding which fashion houses are eligible for the label. Fashion houses making the…