Couture Fashion Week

Sit back and watch the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Shows- Spring / Summer 2015 Videos

  I thought it would be nice to have bump of inspiration today so that you can think about beyond what's in your closet. Sit back and watch the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Shows videos. Take note of color, textures, silhouettes, combinations and luxury at its finest. Dream a little dream of possibility and how inspiration filters into your world. What's your favorite collection? Viewing Hint: I think it's kinda fun to hit play on all of them at once, get past the commercial, and slim the details. MORE: Runway Valentino Haute Couture Fashion Show [raw][/raw] More Valentino Chanel Haute Couture Fashion Show [raw][/raw] More Chanel Giorgio Armani Prive Fashion Show [raw][/raw] More Armani Christian Dior Haute Couture Fashion Show [raw][/raw] More Dior Atelier Versace

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Haute Couture Inspiration- Schiaparelli Paris Spring/Summer 2015

On this snowy New York day, nothing could be more uplifting that the divine wit and whimsy from the Schiaparelli Paris Haute Couture Spring 2015 Collection shown during Paris Couture Fashion Week. The collection called “Reflections of Elsa” is described as "an ode to self-confidence" with surrealist touches in homage to Elsa Schiaparelli like trompe l’oeil hands that close a crystal star necklace. Notice the flats worn with the very fabulously flamboyant pieces. There really is something magical about this collection, don't you think? MORE: Runway and Schiaparelli In In their words... Schiaparelli Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2015  “Reflections of Elsa” Elsa Schiaparelli introduced her “Stop, Look & Listen” collection in January 1935 when she moved into her new couture house located 21 place Vendôme. Schiaparelli

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John Galliano for Maison Margiela. Discuss.

John Galliano For Maison Margilea, "Artisinal" 2015
John Galliano for Maison Margiela I have mixed feelings about this. To start, I'm a Margiela fan and probably wear a piece in some form or another, from one of the collections, almost every day, starting with the 14 pairs of shoes & boots that are in the front rotation of my closet. John Galliano for Maison Margiela 'Artisanal' Show 2015 I love the understated and edgy appeal. I love the non-showiness of pieces that withstand time and always look current. I love the deconstructed "secret" white threads that have the same appeal to me as a red sole or giant gold monogram have for others. John Galliano for Maison Margiela 'Artisanal' Show 2015 Then there's John Galliano, a showman

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It’s time for a modern fashion history lesson! Dior Haute Couture 2014-15

Go ahead, dream a little with Raf Simons' latest Dior Haute Couture collection... Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is a great time to gather ideas & inspiration for the next big event in you and yours friends lives. And with Raf Simons trip through fashion history's most glamorous moments for Fall/Winter 2014-15 highlighting 8 substantial shapes updated with future thinking craftsmanship, consider these some of the most advanced in looks for seasons to come. MORE: Runway Sure, we're talking six-figure price tags (ouch!), but that's not the point. Like any runway show, think of how you can keep on trend and stand out while referencing whats on the catwalk. That said, each of the 8 passages boasted seriously cool and

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Shocking in Paris! Schiaparelli Haute Couture, why not?

I don't know about you, but my day certainly could use some fantasy, frivolousness, whimsy, and eccentric charm. Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is generally a gorgeous snooze fest since Christian Lacroix no longer shows. But Marco Zanini in his second Schiaparelli Haute Couture foray for Fall/Winter 2014-15 embraces the flamboyant legacy of the designer who put shocking pink on the map. MORE: Runway We've got all the Schiaparelli couture photos here for you to drool over. Don't worry, none of us can probably ever afford these couture pieces, but we can't afford to not consider to add a little zing to our outfit. I'm loving the fashion flashback of the shocking pink palazzo pants, above, that remind me of a Norma Kamali

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Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2014

Thought you would like some ethereal & lyrical inspiration by way of the Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 Collection. In their words... Fragile, graceful creatures, ethereal and primordial, inhabit a dreamlike world. Sublime creations that define characters in a fairytale-like study of pure individuality. Lyrical and uninhibited, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have created an opus of pure imagination for Valentino’s Spring/Summer 2014 Haute Couture Collection: a harmonious and unexpected work, it is interpreted by a kaleidoscope of figures all seeking a stylistic and psychological unicum. Interpreting Couture from a narrative perspective, they leave it to the spectator to imagine the story while offering ideas and fragments of a fantastic voyage. The collection appears on a set, that is

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Looking for some special occasion inspiration? Drool over Haute Couture Fall 2013 Runway highlights

Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2013 Dream a little with Haute Couture Fall 2013 runway highlights for wedding, bridal, formal and special occasion inspiration. Take note now from Bouchra Jarrar, Christian Dior, Martin Margiela and Valentino Listen, I can almost bet that not one of us can ever afford a true haute couture gown. That's ok. There's a rare madame somewhere who can and  a celebrity who will borrow it. Why pay attention to haute couture? Why bother worrying over the latest designs for the jet-set? Especially when most of us will never even see let alone own such a decadent budget buster? >> WHY DON'T YOU… Check out the rest of our Fall / Winter 2013 Highlights from the runway and fashion week street style

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Giorgio Armani Prive- Haute Couture Spring 12

GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVE Haute Couture Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring / Summer 2012 Paris Couture Fashion Week >> More on Giorgio Armani Prive >> More featuring the Armani brand Complete Couture: S/S 2012 MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS  In their words... GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVE’ Spring/Summer Collection 2012 METAMORPHOSIS Nature’s gift to itself. An irresistible transformation into something new and surprising, with garments that reveal an unexpected sensuality. Unusual colours like chartreuse yellow, underlying thread that runs through the entire collection, are also used for the tulle lining that replicates every segment, every element of the garment. Swarovski micro crystals light up net jackets, revealing tantalising details of the body, or completely cover jackets, tunics and vests. Spiral cuts wrap around the body like

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Best of Haute Couture Fall 2011- Givenchy and Valentino

Runway Review- Paris Couture Fashion Week A girl's gotta dream....so here's some inspiration... For the very limited few who actually can afford to buy Haute Couture and for the actresses who gladly wear it on the red carpet, couture is a luxury that few will ever be able to feel on their bodies. So when given the opportunity to indulge in one of fashion's greatest fantasies, it may as well be gorgeous! Some faves... - SH >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews As the roster of Haute Couture designers continues to dwindle from season to season, Ricardo Tisci at Givenchy and Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli at Valentino offered two of the best collections from the recent

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Chanel Haute Couture

CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring / Summer 2011 Paris Couture Fashion Week   Karl Lagerfeld said he had "Gossip Girl" star and new Chanel spokesmodel Blake Lively in mind when designing the spring-summer 2011 haute couture collection, which layered delicate hand-beaded jackets over skinny jeans and flats, as stated on AP   >> MORE: CHANEL Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos via focusonstyle.onsugar

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Best of Haute Couture Fall 2010 – The Glamour, The Fantasy, The Allure

As we prepare for the Spring 11 Fashion Weeks, we reflect the unimaginable beauty of what was Haute Couture Fall 2010 Naveed Hussain has spent some time digesting the magnificence of all that is available for only a privileged few. Haute Couture has been a tireless subject of debate. While many like to continually point out it's weak sales across the board and diminishing relevance in society. Although that may be the case, wasn't it always? Isn't couture about that unattainable and highly elusive luxury item we all like to dream of having? Hasn't globalism made "luxury" too readily attainable? The nine designers who showed for Haute Couture Fall 2010 clearly understand the craft beautifully. However, there were four contributions

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Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week- Backstage at Franck Sorbier

With all the pomp and circumstance of Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, we can all use some artistic whimsy Real couture, not of the juicy variety, is all about the mastery, the fabulousness, the uniqueness of its garments that are worn by a select few hundred women across the world who can afford the luxury. Or, the lucky brand ambassador actress who gets to strut a couture gown on the red carpet for the occasion. French fashion designer Franck Sorbier presented more of an avant garde art piece for his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2010-2011 collection, and we just love it! We would love to see Katy Perry wearing this paper and clothespin design before Lady Gaga crumbles up a newspaper

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ELIE SAAB – Haute Couture

ELIE SAAB Haute CoutureFashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring / Summer 2010 Paris Couture Fashion Week AQUATIC GARDEN COLLECTION   The haute couture runway at Elie Saab brims with ethereal and breathtaking beauties in iridescent and delicate veiled layers inspired by the Impressionist art movement. The magical and dreamlike collection is destined to float on a Red Carpet. Click on each picture for an enlarged view. In their words... For spring, Elie Saab offers an Impressionistic study in transparency and lightness. A slender ingenue awakens in a bed of flowers. Like a pointillist, she dresses by touches, sprinkling lilacs and pastel flowers over veils of lace. In keeping with her youthful spirit, the designer explores iridescent color and layering,

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