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Dresses to Dream About: The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition

We’ve got the inside scoop on Paris Haute Couture show….

Our Paris insider Richard Nahem, got up close & personal with his iPhone to take these exclusive pics for you. The stunning retrospective spans 150 years of haute couture with over 100 outfits selected from the 20,000 plus Musée Galliera collection.

The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition presented by Swarovski at the Hotel de Ville/City Hall spans

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Giorgio Armani Prive Fall 2012 Collection

Giorgio Armani Prive delivered the maestro’s signatures a plenty for one classic collection

Tailoring with soft, subtle feminine flourishes is the name of the game chez Armani and the designer managed to weave key trends into his latest outing from ombre to color-blocking to pajama dressing, it was all here.

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In their words:

Discover the enchantment of daylight hues – the continuous nuances of color, the playful

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Haute Couture Fall 2012- Highlights From The Runways

Fall 2012 Haute Couture runway highlights from Bouchra Jarrar, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy and Valentino

Raf Simons debut collection for Christian Dior opening the Haute Couture Fall 2012 season made for one promising week with many of our favorite designers of the moment delivering collections that should work as brilliant inspiration come fall.

>>Highlights from Men’s Spring 2013 Collections

From the directional to the feminine to the brazenly

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Revisit: The Best of Haute Couture Spring 2012 to Keep You Dreaming

While the number of shows continues to shrink from season to season, the recent Haute Couture shows for Spring 2012 rigorously continued on with the regal, other-worldly appeal that couture has always made feel so ultimately exclusive.

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And although a new guard is slowly joining the ranks with collections that veer a tad bit too much towards the unnecessarily dramatic, there were a handful

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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

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Complete Couture: S/S 2012

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 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

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Best of Haute Couture Fall 2011- Givenchy and Valentino

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

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Chanel Haute Couture

Chanel Haute Couture Fashion Show Photos- Spring 2011 Paris Couture Fashion

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Red Carpet Maternity Chic- Natalie Portman in Givenchy Haute Couture

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Perfect styling for a pregnant figure

All eyes are on what pregnant Natalie Portman will wear to tonight’s Oscars.

But, let’s take a pregnant pause as to what the Oscar-nominated acress wore last night to the 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Why?

Because it is perfect maternity chic styling for a dressy night out.

Natalie Portman wore an empire-cut, short, full-skirted dress

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Best of Haute Couture Spring 2011

Runway Review: Paris Couture Fashion Week Givenchy, Bouchra Jarra, Valentino

I don't if it's because of the mass appeal of Juicy Couture or simply the way its meaning evolves as it filters into mainstream vernacular, but "haute couture" although commonly perceived as a custom item of clothing of any sort or price, in actuality is a term protected by law and

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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

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