Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2010: Cinco de Mayo
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / FW/ — It was so beautiful, the show was a tearjerker. It was Jean Paul Gaultier in top form as he sent Mexican inspired gowns and dresses on the catwalk. It was masterful tailoring – bustier dress that was completely “woven” together into a trellis skirt; the flora and fauna of Mexico were laser cut into the fabric, the sombrero a piece...
Anne Valérie Hash Haute Couture Spring 2010: Hologram
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / FW/ — With just the holidays over, Anne Valerie Hash made everyone think of their gifts back home that are good candidates for re-gifting. Anne Valerie Hash began with three items that were gifts from friends – a T-shirt from the actress Tilda Swinton, a set of pajamas from the designer Alber Elbaz and a military jacket from the musician...
Eric Tibusch Haute Couture Spring 2010: XXL Century Women
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010/ FW/ — Entitled “Form & Space” Eric Tibusch proposes geometric silhouettes that approaches futurism. Photos courtesy of Eric Tibusch #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3...
Basil Soda Haute Couture Spring 2010: Greek goddess
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / FW/ — Lebanese designers in general enjoy considerable success on the Parisian catwalks. Relatively a newcomer to the scene is Basil Soda, who is rumored to be dressing Hollywood stars like his compatriots. For Spring 2010, Basil Soda was inspired by the rich Greek culture, sending statuesque models on the runway dressed in gowns and dresses...
Maurizio Galante Haute Couture Spring 2010: Unique Diva
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / FW/— A meeting of music and fashion, Maurizio Galante invited the beautiful opera diva June Anderson to sing an aria for each model in his Spring 2010 haute couture collection. A very tight color palette of cream, milky, gray, pale pink, the color of ivory, the gowns and dresses evoked emotions the same way the songs did. Great “Dress-cloud”...
Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring 2010
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / FW/ — Selected photos from the Giorgio Armani Prive haute couture show. #gallery-6 { margin: auto; } #gallery-6 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-6 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-6 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
Eva Minge Haute Couture Spring 2010
PARIS, Jan 31, 2010 / — Selected photos from the Eva Minge Haute Couture show. Photos courtesy of Eva Minge #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left:...
Seen & Heard: Rihanna, Fergie, Emily Blunt
Rihanna in Viktor & Rolf DALLAS, Jan 30, 2010 / FW/ — The Grammy Awards is tomorrow night so it’s just logical that singers and bands are all over Los Angeles. Yesterday, January 29th, Rihanna was spotted at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards backstage Day 2 at the Staples Center in LA with Justin Bieber. The singer was wearing Anoname “Paris” skinny...
Adeline André Haute Couture Spring 2010: Intellectual Dressing
PARIS, Jan 30, 2010 / FW/ — Historically, haute couture is the laboratory of fashion, where new cuts and new techniques are developed. Adeline André is that kind of couturier who dedicates her efforts in the advancement of the design and silhouette. In a very intimate setting in her atelier, Adeline André held an unusual catwalk show wherein she and an assistant...
Rick Owens Men Fall 2010: Bold, Beautiful & Bizarre
PARIS, Jan 30, 2010 / FW/ — Always pushing the envelopes, Rick Owens’ creativity knows no bounds. For Fall 2010, he breaks the stereotypes. He begins his design process with a purely female dress code, the designer transformed them into something audaciously masculine and spirited. Then, he argues that fashion cannot exist in the full sense of the world without...
Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Spring 2010: Galactic Princess
PARIS, Jan 30, 2010 / FW/ — A reboot of Star Trek, Avatar breaking all box office records and a sequel for Tron, the sci-fi genre is the current favorite of moviegoers. How do you translate that zeitgeist to the catwalk? Stéphane Rolland’s vision is elegance amidst modernity. Staying away from the galactic Amazons cliché, Rolland mixed high tech plastic with...
