Here are some Haute Couture collections that inspire us in Fall 2016 / Paris @FFCouture . You can see other collections on a Pinterest or on #FashionWeek
Tag: Haute couture
#ThrowbackFashion Cocktail dress, 1936 by Madeleine Vionnet
Cocktail dress, 1936 by Madeleine Vionnet @Vionnet_1912 (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris)
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#FashionWeek 3 Uppermosts Couture Fall 2015 Paris #pfw ft. Valentino, Viktor & Rolf and Atelier Versace
Here are some Couture collections that inspire me in Fall 2015 / Paris @FFCouture. You can see other collections on my Pinterest or on my #FashionWeek
#ArtMTL #33FIFA 9 films incontournables du Festival International du Film sur l’art 2015 @ArtFIFA
Reconnu comme l’unique festival spécialisé dans le créneau du film sur l’art en Amérique, et en tant que le plus important de sa catégorie au monde, le Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) est devenu, au fil des ans, un leader sur la scène culturelle internationale.
48,318$ St-Patrick’s Day #MostExpensiveOutfit ft. @ermannoscervino @Balmain @rosieassoulin @Margiela @LouisVuitton
#FashionPortFolio @maartjeverhoef Grace Simmons, @Hedvig_Palm @vemoody Clémentine Deraedt by @MichalPudelka for @MaisonValentino Spring 2015
For its spring-summer 2015 advertisements, Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have chosen Michal Pudelka of Slovakia. This is the photographer’s first international campaign and features an ethereal take on the new collection. via fashiongonerogue.com
#FashionWeek 3 Uppermosts Couture Spring 2015 Paris @FFCouture #pfw ft. @Versace @Margiela, Alexis Mabille
Here are some Couture collections that inspire me in Spring 2015 / Paris. You can see other collections on my Pinterest or on my #FashionWeek
#ThrowbackFashion Raffia Dress designed by Alexander @WorldMcQueen in Paris, made in Italy, 2000
The Raffia Dress, 2000
Alexander McQueen, born 1969 – died 2010
Asymmetrical dress made of black and white “tweed-woven” rayon. The bodice is off the shoulders and sleeveless. The waist is gathered on an elastic band. The skirt flares on one side only and is longer and pointed at the back.
Length: 130 cm, Width: 89 cm
also called the “Raffia Dress”
Historical significance: An interpretation of Balenciaga‘s geometrical cut. Interesting new version of British traditional tweed. This dress is also called the “Raffia Dress” because of the physical aspect of the fabric.
By deconstructing the dress’s traditional silhouette Alexander McQueen challenges tradition. Here McQueen employs a sculptural shape that while exquisitely constructed, emphasises a disconcerting asymmetry. Thus in McQueen’s hands the dress has moved well beyond a conventional interpretation of a wardrobe staple. McQueen graduated from Central St. Martin’s School of Art in 1992, before launching his own label in 1994. He has developed a reputation for imaginative, bold design, which is combined with an in-depth knowledge of tailoring, owing to the training he received at the Savile Row tailor Anderson & Sheppard.
Here are some creative projects that inspire me in Victoria and Albert Museum Archive. You can see other projects on my Pinterest or on my #ThrowbackFashion.
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#ThrowbackFashion Evening dress in chiné-printed and embroidered silk taffeta and lace, and machine-lace sleeve, designed by Christian Lacroix @Maison_Lacroix, Paris 1996
Evening dress and sleeve
Christian Lacroix, born 1951
This spectacular dress was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum very shortly after its first appearance on Lacroix’s catwalk in the autumn 1996 Paris fashion shows.
Christian Lacroix opened his haute couture house in 1986. His luxurious fashions, typified by this hooped evening dress, reflect an abiding passion for historical styles, ornate textiles, and elaborate decoration, all of which he translates in a contemporary idiom.
In a striking palette of acidic yellow and pastels, the dress forms part of Lacroix’s “18th-Century Haute Couture Collection,” which draws on a wide range of pre-1968 fashion references. Lacroix describes this collection as elegant and slightly dishevelled: “Nothing seems to be held in place. The fabric is wrapped. It pirouettes around obstinately asymmetrical necklines.”
Place of Origin: Paris, France (made)
Date: 1996 (designed)
Artist/maker: Lacroix, Christian, born 1951 (designer)
Materials and Techniques: Chiné-printed silk taffeta and lace, embroidered with sequins, pastes and beads
Dimensions: [Evening dress] Length: 150 cm, Circumference: 70 cm bust, Circumference: 62 cm waist, Circumference: 170 cm hoop, maximum
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#FashionWeek Top 3 Couture Fall 2014 Paris @FFCouture ft. @Versace @ZMURADofficial @UlianaSergeenko
Here are some collections that inspire me in Fall 2014 / Paris. You can see other collections on my Pinterest or on my #FashionWeek