Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Fall 2011
PARIS, July 6, 2011/ FW/ In a monochromatic show of red dresses swathed in red light, Alexandre Vauthier showed us some delectable pieces made for the vixen in every woman. In a range of modern, even futuristic silhouettes, the collection played on the body hugging, curve accentuating, sensual draping techniques of the designer. Citing his inspiration as smeared red...
Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2011
PARIS, July 6, 2011/ FW/ As we would expect from this master of Haute Couture, Elie Saab’s Fall collection was a fairy tale of tulle, silk chiffon, and lace. From the first look to the last, I didn’t want the show to end. He drew his inspiration this season from the heady iridescence of the sun’s rays, how the city façades and skyscrapers appear clad...
Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall 2011
PARIS, July 5, 2011/ FW/— Stephane Rolland Haute Couture this season was beyond beautiful, full of artistic elements and perfectly tailored evening gowns. From the dramatic makeup, charcoal eyes and deep magenta lips, to the hair, the shoes, and of course the gowns, this collection was impressive. The dominating silhouette was the slim line gown with a dramatic...
Elie Saab Couture Spring 2011
Jan. 26, 2011-PARIS-/FW/ The latest collection from Elie Saab was pure perfection. From the uber feminine color palette of pale pinks, nude, lavender, fuchsia, black and crème to the dainty, waist-accentuating silhouettes and thigh-high slits, it was love at first sight. Elie Saab knows the woman’s body and exactly what she wants to wear to feel incredible for a...
Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2011
Jan. 26, 2011-PARIS-/FW/ It was a tale of two cities this season at Gaultier- one half of the audience seated in sections named after London neighborhoods, the other Paris. The French can-can dancer meets the London punk rocker. With Catherine Deneuve’s sensual voice narrating the name of each piece followed by an eloquent French description directly from the program,...
Julien Fournié Haute Couture Spring 2011: Vibrant & Fun
PARIS, Jan 25, 2011 / FW/ — Who said Haute Couture shouldn’t be vibrant and fun? This season for his debut collection as a guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Julien Fournié pushed the envelope and delivered a spectacularly entertaining and passionate collection. The show opened with a futuristic video of Julien in a digital workshop,...
Atelier Gustavolins Haute Couture Spring 2011
PARIS, Jan 27, 2011 / FW/— Ampleness, fluidity, comfort and lightness are the key words of Collection 016, in which Gustavo Linds has achieved unprecedented purity, virtually eliminating darts and seams to enhance the fabric’s plane and mass. A constructive logic dictated by maximum use of fabric, in which geometry- the square, rectangle, and the spiral- is now...
Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Spring 2011: Clothes to Die For
PARIS, Jan 25, 2011 / FW/ — Stéphane Rolland took haute couture to the next level this season with dramatic silhouettes, extreme draping and architectural elements that was to die for. The couturier asymmetrically draped fabric in a way that kept its form and shape, while also creating modern feminine silhouettes. Metallic accents on the gowns at the waist, shoulder,...
Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Spring 2011: Ode to the Female Spirit
PARIS, Jan 26, 2011 / FW/ — Georges Hobeika’s collection is an ode to the depth of the female spirit and to the beauty of its mysterious nature. Hobeika titled his collection ‘Nymphe des Profondeurs’ or in English, ‘Maiden of the Deep.’ Taking inspiration from the idea that ‘in every woman’s soul swells a sea of emotion, culminating as priceless treasures...
Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring 2011: Fit for a Legend
PARIS, Jan 25, 2011 / FW/ — For Spring 2011, Zuhair Murad was inspired by a legend, the historical Tin Hinan, a 4th century woman woman of prestige whose monumental tomb is located in the Sahara at Abalessa in the Ahaggar or Hoggar region of Algeria. Translating the queenly persona to today’s style, Zuhair Murad emphasized the everlasting charm of gold, silver...
Jantaminiau Haute Couture Spring 2011: Total Artistic Freedom
PARIS, Jan 25, 2011 / FW/ — “One hundred per cent artistic freedom”, declared designer Jan Taminiau for couture. “Haute couture has nothing to do with reality or being wearable. It is about free imagination and the extraordinary,” Taminiau added. And true to his word, Jan Taminiau presented a very artistic collection with the faces of the models covered...
