Another couture week is behind us, but we’re not quite done yet! We’ve read the reviews, drooled over the stunning gowns, and delved into the history and future of the couture bride–but what about the beauty? We can’t let this week end without thoroughly analyzing all the incredible beauty looks that accompanied these one-of-a-kind creations Read more →
The couture shows, which just wrapped in Paris, presented one exquisitely-crafted staggeringly beautiful gown after another. But there’s piece in particular that has always held our fascination–the last look, traditionally a bridal look. (How stunning was Lindsey Wixson as Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel couture bride?) So we decided to delve into the history a bit more. Read more →
Couture week may have had to compete for attention with the fireworks here in the US, but plenty of people still took notice. In case you missed any of the pailletted flights of fashion fancy on offer this week from the ateliers in Paris, we’ve read all the reviews from major critics and other friends Read more →
Paris couture week is officially over. In case you were too focused on Raf Simons’ and Kimye’s couture debuts to take everything in, those dilligent couturiers showed some pretty great collections.
Nothing compares to couture, a thriving and important part of the fashion industry. The fall 2012 collections were full of so much delicate, restrained gorgeousness it was tough to pick our favorites (especially when it came to Dior and Valentino), but we did our best. So, click through for one last look (well, until all the celebs start wearing them) at the 25 dresses we found ourselves gawking at–in a good way.
Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt. PARIS–It’s now a given that walking into the Givenchy couture presentation at the Hôtel d’Evreux feels like walking directly into the atelier. The dazzling techniques of Givenchy’s couturiers under the direction of Riccardo Tisci were displayed on mannequins throughout several rooms, and, as usual, blown Read more →
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but here are 552 used by the fash pack to characterize Simons’s very hotly anticipated debut at Dior. While not everyone felt his first-ever couture collection was an unqualified success (hey there, Suze?), critical consensus was that this New New Look set the bar pretty high, and possibly Read more →
Designers can get inspiration from literally anything–model muses, pet cats, childhood toys, Oscar-winning Jodie Foster dramas? The latter may have been the case (but probably wasn’t) for Giambattista Valli, whose haute couture collection featured some very The Silence of the Lambs-esque styling. Don’t worry, there weren’t any coats constructed of human flesh–but there were some Read more →
They say good things come to those who wait/ So imma be at least about an hour late.
–Kanye West, “Start It Up”
Fashion shows usually start later than scheduled, but today’s Stephane Rolland couture show got off to a particularly late start–an hour to be exact. The reason? Everyone was waiting for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to arrive.
Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt. PARIS–There hasn’t been a greater moment of anticipation in fashion in recent memory than Raf Simons’s debut showing of haute couture in his new post at Christian Dior. Since I first saw Mr. Simons’s work in 1996–for his men’s show in the basement off the Read more →
We love waking up to pictures of a Chanel couture show and today’s was a pleasure as usual. It was an homage to vintage Chanel and the whole spectacle was tres French–Diane Kruger even wore a beret. Click through for all the details, from how they tricked out the Grand Palais to who sat front Read more →
PARIS–Last night, Atelier Versace, Donatella’s bespoke line, opened Paris Haute Couture week. Versace returned to the Ritz Paris for the first time since Gianni Versace showed his last couture collection there in 1997. It was a collection true to the house’s DNA: cheeky, sexy, very, very glittery and with a front row packed with more Read more →
After over a year of drama at Dior, Raf Simons finally made his much-anticipated debut, showing his first-ever couture collection for the house today in Paris. And everyone came to see it and support him. Here’s everything we know about the show–from the setting, to the attendees (heavy on the designers), to the clothes, to Read more →
