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Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014 (part 2)

July 10, 2014 by The CoF

Although Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall 2014 will very soon come to an end, all the major and most anticipated shows are over and the guests are already packing their bags. Paris during couture fashion week is a place for eccentricities, and for luxury. But except some translucent long dresses, lace, colorful prints , crazy furs and  light coats for the unpredictable weather of Paris the street style at this couture week wasn’t so impressible. Here we bring you the best shots […]

Categories: Fashion, Street Style • Tags: Fall 2014, Haute couture, Paris

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Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2014 (part 1)

July 9, 2014 by The CoF

Last Sunday ,Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall 2014 kicked off . It opened with the show of Atelier Versace, and guests decided not to skip the event organized by Donatella. Now with the shows in full swing we are starting to be bombed with “stylish” photo reports from the chic streets of Paris . Though it’s been three days of fashion week and behind such important shows like Atelier Versace, Christian Dior, Chanel,Giambattista Valli or Armani Prive , guests still look quite […]

Categories: Fashion, Street Style • Tags: Fall 2014, Haute couture, Paris

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Atelier Versace Fall 2014 Haute Couture

Best of Atelier Versace Fall 2014 Haute Couture

July 7, 2014 by The CoF

“I love the Fifties couture. For me, it was the most perfect in cut and construction,” said Donatella Versace backstage at the Atelier Versace Fall 2014 fashion show yesterday during Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall 2014. But the 50’s had nothing to do with this collection, and Versace generally. Instead it was all about cutting and deconstruction in a very sartorial way : perfect-fit corseted silhouettes, ample asymmetry which let a lot of skin to be seen,a column dress with a single trouser leg adorned […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: atelier versace, Fall 2014, Haute couture

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Vogue Italia March 2014 : Valentino Haute Couture spring/summer 2014

March 11, 2014 by The CoF

The spring/summer 2014 Valentino Haute Couture  collection is the object of admiration in the fashion story shot by duo Max Von Gumppenberg & Patrick Bienert for Vogue Italia March 2014 Haute Couture Supplement.  Vogue Italia March 2014 issue :  Editorial : Valentino Haute Couture spring/summer 2014 Photographed : Max Von Gumppenberg & Patrick Bienert Related articles Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2014 Detailed photos of Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2014 Beauty at Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2014 Saskia de Brauw covers Vogue Italia March […]

Categories: Fashion, Magazines • Tags: Haute couture, March 2014, Max Von Gumppenberg, Patrick Bienert, Valentino, Vogue Italia

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The new Chanel Fine Jewelry collection

January 30, 2014 by The CoF

The new Chanel Fine Jewelry collection presented during Paris Haute Couture Week includes 87 pieces that were inspired by camellia and Gabrielle Chanel’s inaugural fine jewelry collection in 1932, featuring comet, feather and ribbon designs. Chanel’s collection was the first one based entirely on pearls since 2006 so in the new collection you can find everything from tiny freshwater pearls to chunky baroque pearls from Australia. “For Chanel, pearls represent a kind of hidden luxury because they’re highly personal,” said Benjamin Comar, international director of […]

Categories: Fashion, Jewelry, News • Tags: Chanel, Chanel Fine Jewelry, Haute couture

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A look at Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda spring/summer 2014 collection

January 29, 2014 by The CoF

Unique.Exquisite.Exclusivist. The Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda spring/summer 2014 collection Flowers are the stars of Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda spring/summer 2014 collection held in a Milanese penthouse. No more than 150 guests among them fashion editors, stylists and haute couture clients. These dress won’t see the flashes of the cameras on the red carpet because the exigent haute couture customer likes her gown to be unique. Under a rain of flowers from the salon’s decoration to the head of models, on […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Alta Moda, Dolce & Gabbana, Haute couture, spring/summer 2014

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Street style at Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 (part 2)

January 22, 2014 by The CoF

More street style looks from at Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 Today we continue with the second round of street style photography from the streets of Paris during Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2014 . The temperature in Paris is not very high but this doesn’t stop fashionistas to pull their best looks showcasing photographers, bloggers and their audiences around the world their new coats,capes, shoes,bags and jewelry. The Russian It-girls Miroslava Duma paired her crocodile Hermes Kelly bag […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, Street Style • Tags: Haute couture, Paris, spring/summer 2014

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Dior and Chanel send haute couture sneakers down the runway

January 22, 2014 by The CoF

When you say Haute Couture your mind flies at a red carpet event ,breath-taking gowns ,exquisite fabrics and embellishments ,exceptional handicraft, unaffordable and many times uncomfortable. When you think at sneakers probably what comes to your mind are gym,street,comfortable, affordable ,sporty, sporty-chic ,mass-produced. Taking a look at this two you get the idea that these terms are antithetical. No matter how luxurious a sneaker would be ,it will never be an haute couture piece! Well let me tell you things are to change! And here […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, News • Tags: Chanel, Dior, Haute couture, Sneakers, spring/summer 2014

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The front row at the Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 shows

January 21, 2014 by The CoF

The biggest names in fashion and the celebs who have had access to the exclusive Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 week Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 started last Sunday. The Haute Couture Fashion Week can be considerate the most sophisticated among the various fashion weeks not only for the precious pieces presented on the catwalk but also thanks to the crowd it draws from haute couture buyers to the biggest stars and personalities from the world. At Atlelier Versace […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Anna Wintour, Carla Bruni, Franca Sozzani, Haute couture, Kate Bosworth, Lady Gaga, Paris, spring/summer 2014

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Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 (part 1)

January 21, 2014 by The CoF

The shows on the streets at Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014  Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 is in full swing. We have already seen the shows of Atelier Versace, Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli and Alexis Mabille. But the show that happens out of the runways is equally attractive for some. Traditionally the event gather the most stylish people from around the world,from haute couture clients to fashion editors of major magazines  and those who do not hide from photographers and are […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week, Street Style • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Elena Perminova, Haute couture, miroslava duma, Paris, spring/summer 2014

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Valentin Yudashkin at Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow

Valentin Yudashkin exhibition at Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow

November 8, 2013 by The CoF

At the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow an exhibition celebrates the work of Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin,a major figure on the Russian fashion , is opened until 15 of December 2013. Some of the designs by the designer have already been showed internationaly in museums like Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the California Museum of Fashion in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the State Historical Museum in Moscow.The items presented at this exhibition are part of the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition includes 80 pieces from the […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Haute couture, Moscow, Photography, Pushkin Museum, Valentin Yudashkin, Valentin Yudashkin: Fashion in Art Space

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Pictures from “Giambattista Valli” published by Rizzoli

Giambattista Valli’s monograph at Rizzoli

October 22, 2013 by The CoF

The impresive Giambattista Valli’s monograph is a four hundred pages of all the life and work of the designer, whose output is looking forward to the fashion industry is finally beginning to be marketed .It can be bought on rizzoli.com or London’s Dover Street Market. The history of his couture masterpieces , ideas , sketches , the creative process . that’s what this book .”To make clothes with dreams behind them is what couture is about. But, for me, it is about […]

Categories: Book, Fashion • Tags: giambattista valli, Haute couture, Monograph, Rizzoli

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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

September 24, 2013 by The CoF

At the Brooklyn Museum opens the first international retrospective of Jean-Paul Gaultier, which will be held from October 25 to February 23. After New York this multimedia exhibition “Jean-Paul Gaultier: from the sidewalk to the podium” will travel to London, Paris and Melbourne. There are exhibited more than 140 haute couture dresses and pret-a-porter collections of Jean-Paul Gaultier from different collections that are presented on custom mannequins with interactive faces created by high-definition audiovisual projections. In addition to the clothes on […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Brooklyn Museum, Events, Haute couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, New York, Ready-to-wear

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Milagros Schmoll by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : So Light, So Charming

August 28, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement Editorial : So Light, So Charming Model : Milagros Schmoll Photographee : Peter Lindbergh Styling : Jacob K Related articles Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : Beyond The Dream (thecitizensoffashion.com) Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : É Alta Moda (thecitizensoffashion.com) “Lagune Extase” by L’Oréal Paris in collaboration with Vogue Italia (thecitizensoffashion.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: editorial, Haute couture, Milagros Schmoll, Models, Peter Lindbergh, Photography, September 2013, Vogue Italia

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"The HC'S Vagaries" by Paolo Roversi for Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement

“The HC’S Vagaries” by Paolo Roversi for Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement

August 28, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement Editorial : The HC’S Vagaries Models: Ester Heesch,  Irina Kravchenko, Kat Chadwick, Kayley Chabot, Magdalena Jasek, Tess Hellfeuer Photographer : Paolo Roversi Styling : Jacob K Related articles Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : Beyond The Dream (thecitizensoffashion.com) Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : É Alta Moda (thecitizensoffashion.com) “Lagune Extase” by L’Oréal Paris in collaboration with Vogue Italia (thecitizensoffashion.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: editorial, Haute couture, Models, Paolo Roversi, Photography, September 2013, Vogue Italia

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Ava Smith & Karen Elson by Craig McDean for Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : Beyond The Dream

August 28, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement  : Editorial : Beyond The Dream Models : Ava Smith & Karen Elson Photographer : Craig McDean Styling : Tabitha Simmons Related articles “Lagune Extase” by L’Oréal Paris in collaboration with Vogue Italia (thecitizensoffashion.com) 10 of the best shoes from the Paris Haute Couture runways (fashionising.com) 10 amazing dresses from Paris Haute Couture week (fashionising.com) Voltage Haute Couture Collection (trendland.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Ava Smith, Craig McDean, editorial, Haute couture, Karen Elson, Models, Photography, September 2013, Vogue Italia

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Jac Jagaciak by Camilla Akrans for Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : É Alta Moda

August 28, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Italia September 2013 Haute Couture Supplement : Editorial : É Alta Moda Model : Jac Jagaciak Photography : Camilla Akrans Styling : Nicoletta Santoro Related articles Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda , Un Ballo in Maschera in Venice (thecitizensoffashion.com) “Lagune Extase” by L’Oréal Paris in collaboration with Vogue Italia (thecitizensoffashion.com) Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda couture autumn/winter 2013 (fashion.telegraph.co.uk) Jean Paul Gaultier at Alta Roma. By Glenn Belverio (dianepernet.typepad.com) Where Are the American Haute Couture Designers? (fashionista.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Alta Moda, camilla akrans, editorial, Haute couture, Jac Jagaciak, Models, Photography, September 2013, Vogue Italia

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Medium High Diva Collection by Bulgari

Medium High Diva Collection by Bulgari

July 12, 2013 by The CoF

During the last week in Paris haute couture Italian house Bulgari introduced a new collection of fine jewelry Medium High Diva Collection. The collection was named after the legendary film stars, who in the 1950s and 1960s wore  Bulgari jewels. These include Ava Gardner and Sophia Loren. The inspiration to create some unique jewelry came from Liz Taylor in the film “Cleopatra.” In her honor was made a rose gold necklace with amethyst and rubellite, diamond pavé and lush green.   Related […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Ava Gardner, Bulgari, Elizabeth Taylor, Haute couture, Jewelry, Medium High Diva Collection, Paris, Sophia Loren

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Mask at Maison Martin Margiela Couture Fall 2013

The Masks at Maison Martin Margiela Couture Fall 2013

July 6, 2013 by The CoF

Each year at the couture shows of Maison Martin Margiela they put models on the in tight Balaclava masks, to hide their faces from anyone else. For the couture fall 2012 show the designers at Margiela have decorated the mask with crystals: silver, black, emerald, purple. Then these “jewels” stressed geometry along with a substrate made ​​of black lace. Last year was the basis for the tissue masks, hand-embroidered with white and gold beads here and there adorned with transparent […]

Categories: Contact, Fashion • Tags: Art, fall 2013, Haute couture, Maison Martin Margiela, Mask, Models, Photography

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Alberta Ferretti Forever 2014 : A Modern Fairy Tail

July 5, 2013 by The CoF

Alhambra, Balmoral, Buckingham, Hermitage, Kensington, Rivoli, Schönbrunn, Stirling, Topkapi, Venaria, Versailles, Windsor: are twelve dresses and all carry the name of a royal palace for the fourth collection of haute couture wedding dresses by Alberta Ferretti. The designer presented the collection in Paris, during the week of Haute Couture : the dresses are haute couture creations, impeccable in construction between pleats and ruffles, sought after materials such as chiffon, organza, lace and taffeta. Each dress can be customized according to the wishes […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: alberta ferretti, Alberta Ferretti Forever 2014, collection, Haute couture, Paris, Photography, Tali Lennox

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Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013 Photo by Stefano Coletti

Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013

July 4, 2013 by The CoF

  Street Style at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013:           Related articles Celebrities at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris (thecitizensoffashion.com)  

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: fall 2013, Haute couture, Paris, Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013, Photography, Stefano Coletti, street style

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Front Row at Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2013

Front Row at Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2013

July 4, 2013 by The CoF

  Front Row at Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2013 Photos by Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway   Related articles Front Row at Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Front Row at Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Celebrities at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris (thecitizensoffashion.com)

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Elena Perminova, Eugenie Niarchos, fall 2013, Haute couture, miroslava duma, Paris, Suzy Menkes, Valentino, Valentino Garavani

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Celebrities at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013

Celebrities at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013

July 3, 2013 by The CoF

Celebrities at Paris Haute Couture Week Fall 2013 Related articles Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris (thecitizensoffashion.com) Front Row at Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Rihanna: ‘Chanel’ Haute-Couture Fashion Show! (justjared.com)  

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: fall 2013, front row, Haute couture, Inès de la Fressange, Milla Jovovich, Natalia Vodianova, Paris, Rihanna

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Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris Photo by Stefano Coletti

Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris

July 3, 2013 by The CoF

Off the Runaway at Haute Couture Fall 2013 Paris Photos by Stefano Coletti Related articles Front Row at Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Front Row at Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com)  

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: fall 2013, Haute couture, Paris, Photography, Stefano Coletti, street style

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Iris Van Herpen Haute Couture Fall 2013

Iris Van Herpen Haute Couture Fall 2013

July 2, 2013 by The CoF

Iris Van Herpen Haute Couture Fall 2013 fashion show :   images via vogue.fr  Related articles The Architect-Couture Dialogue Continues: Iris Van Herpen + Philip Beesley @ Paris Haute Couture Week (irenebrination.typepad.com) Dior, Versace, Schiaparelli energize Paris couture (miamiherald.com) Iris van Herpen Haute Couture S/S 2013 – Text and Images by Eugene Rabkin (dianepernet.typepad.com)  

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: carmen kass, fall 2013, Haute couture, iris van Herpen, Paris

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Lee Radziwill

Front Row at Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2013

July 2, 2013 by The CoF

  images via style.com   Related articles   Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Autumn 2013 (fashionising.com) Detailed photos of Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Autumn 2013 (fashionising.com)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Elena Perminova, fall 2013, Franca Sozzani, front row, giambattista valli, Haute couture, Lee Radziwill, miroslava duma, Paris

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Jennifer Lawrence

Front Row at Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2013

July 2, 2013 by The CoF

photos by Alessandro Garofalo / InDigital | GoRunway   Related articles Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Jennifer Lawrence Bares Skin at Christian Dior Fashion Show (justjared.com) A Vintage Haute Couture Sale In Paris (thecitizensoffashion.com) Haute Couture fact file (fashion.telegraph.co.uk)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Christian Dior, fall 2013, front row, Haute couture, jennifer lawrence, miroslava duma, Paris

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Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall 2013

Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall 2013

July 1, 2013 by The CoF

Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall 2013 Photos : Alessandro Garofalo / InDigitalteam / GoRunway Related articles A Vintage Haute Couture Sale In Paris (thecitizensoffashion.com)  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Christian Lacroix, fall 2013, Haute couture, Paris, Schiaparelli

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Uma Thurman

Front Row at Atelier Versace Couture Fall 2013

July 1, 2013 by The CoF

Front Row at Atelier Versace Couture Fall 2013 :   Photos: Alessandro Garofalo/InDigitalitaliateam I GoRunway source :  style.com   Related articles Paris Haute Couture: Atelier Versace autumn/winter 2013 (fashion.telegraph.co.uk)  

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: atelier versace, Elena Perminova, Franca Sozzani, front row, Haute couture, Paris, uma thurman

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Atelier Versace Couture Fall 2013

Atelier Versace Couture Fall 2013

July 1, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion • Tags: atelier versace, fall 2013, Haute couture, Models, Naomi Campbell, Paris, Photography

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Paper doll 7 - Véra

Paper Doll by Yves Saint Laurent

June 16, 2013 by The CoF

Starting this month on the website of the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation will launch an online installation of paper dresses – original designs created by the designer. This unusual project it is another way to show everyone the story of the evolution of the creativity of the legendary couturier. From 1948-1949, Yves Saint Laurent imagined the fashion house of his dreams: “Yves Mathieu Saint Laurent Haute Couture Place Vendome”. With paper, scissors, gouache and ink, he draws collections for paper dolls that […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Haute couture, Paper doll, Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent

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Rochas haute couture by Olivier Theyskens, pre-collection autumn-winter 2004-2005

A Vintage Haute Couture Sale In Paris

June 5, 2013 by The CoF

An auction of vintage clothing and accessories signed by houses such as Chanel, Christian Dior or Rochas, will take place on June 24 at the Hotel Drouot,Paris in collaboration with the Cabinet PB Fashion. Nearly 500 pieces selected by the vintage and contemporary fashion expert Penelope Blanckaert, will be presented on Saturday, June 22 and the morning of Monday, June 24, and then will be put on sale from 14: 00 h. The sale orchestrated by Isabelle Boudot  de la Motte features clothing and accessories […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: auction, Chanel, Christian Dior, Haute couture, Loris Azzaro, Madeleine Vionnet, Mariano Fortuny, Paco Rabanne, Paris, Roberto Cappuci, Rochas, Shopping, Tom Ford, Vintage

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Roger Vivier: Limited Edition Rendez-Vous Collection

May 13, 2013 by The CoF

Roger Vivier’s Rendez-Vous collection honors the history of couture with a collection of limited edition, handcrafted accessories. From sequined minaudiéres to ruffled clutches, these exquisite creations are as much masterpieces as they are black-tie pieces. Prices : 2,675 $ – 52,850 $ images via modaoperandi.com  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Clutch, Handbags and Purses, Haute couture, limited edition, luxury, Rendez-Vous Collection, Roger Vivier, Shopping

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Spring 2013 Couture Shows Illustrations By Caroline Andrieu

April 29, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, Caroline Andrieu, Chanel Couture, giambattista valli, Haute couture, Lindsey Wixson, spring/summer 2013

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French Style by Bérénice Vila Baudry

April 10, 2013 by The CoF

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only,” Coco Chanel once said. “Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” And here it is another book to celebrate the country’s best—innovations from universal human rights to the bikini, philosophical and literary luminaries from the Enlightenment to Existentialism, gastronomic delights and Nouvelle Vague cinema. With dynamic photographs juxtaposing concepts from haute couture and scientific advancements to pop stars […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Bérénice Vila Baudry, books, Coco Chanel, culture, France, French Style, Haute couture

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W Magazine : The New Guard

March 27, 2013 by The CoF

W Magazine April 2013 issue : Model: Cara Delevingne, Lucy Birley, Sylvester Ulv Henriksen , Charlie Casely-Hayford, Adwoa Aboah, Jermaine Gallacher, Izzy Good, Suren Seneviratne, Claudia Sinclair, Cosmo Macdonald, Ashley Williams, Otis Azagury-Partridge  And Jessie Good Photographer: Tim Walker Stylist: Edward Enninful Hair: Malcolm Edwards Make-Up: Val Garland Manicure: Trish Lomax  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Cara Delevingne, Charlie Casely-Hayford, Editorials, Edward Enninful, Haute couture, Models, Photography, Tim Walker, W (magazine)

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Elle Russia : Haute Couture

March 26, 2013 by The CoF

Elle Russia April 2013 issue : Iza Olak – model Asa Tallgard – photographer Daria Anichkina – styling    

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Åsa Tällgård, Daria Anichkina, editorial, Elle Russia, Haute couture, Iza Olak, Models, Photography

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Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour Costumes By Givenchy

March 21, 2013 by The CoF

  Riccardo Tisci designed a masculine over-sized black printed and hand embroidered parka. The costume’s bold print and masculine angular lines are symbols of female empowerment and urban Haute Couture elegance. Rihanna wore a black and white nappa leather bra with gold stars embroideries and gold buckles, mixing Haute Couture techniques and Riccardo Tisci’s obsession for heavy sportswear elements.   Rihanna wore a black floor-length ruffled silk crepe cape with 3D collar embroideries. Inspired by the house’s timeless organza cape, […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Celebrity, Givenchy, Haute couture, Music, RiccardoTisci, Rihanna

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Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda By Vogue Italia

March 15, 2013 by The CoF

Vogue Italia  march 2013 issue: Bianca Balti – model Peter Lindbergh – photographer Sara Maino – styling Letizia Carnevale – makeup

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Alta Moda, bianca balti, Dolce & Gabbana, editorial, Haute couture, Peter Lindbergh, Vogue Italia

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Basil Soda Couture Spring/Summer 2013 Lookbook

March 15, 2013 by The CoF

Credits for this picture: Lara Mullen (Model) Daniel Sannwald (Photographer) Monica Pillosio (Art Director)

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Basil Soda, Daniel Sannwald, Haute couture, Lookbook, spring/summer

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Valentino Haute Couture By Vogue Italia

March 14, 2013 by The CoF

Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2013 collection in an editorial for Vogue Italia april 2013: Sasha Luss – model Gian Paolo Barbieri – photographers  

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, gian paolo barbieri, Haute couture, Sasha Luss, Valentino, Vogue Italia

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The Swarovski Paris Haute Couture Exhibition

February 28, 2013 by The CoF

Christian Dior 1952 Christian Dior 1952, Balmain 1955, Balenciaga 1960 Lanvin 1928 Photograph from the Balenciaga archives Christian Dior heritage sketch Lanvin 1928 sketch Vionnet 1931 Yves Saint Laurent 1968, Christian Dior 1957, Lanvin 1928 Yves Saint Laurent 1967 Christian Dior 1952 “We are honoured to support the city of Paris in staging this historic exhibition, the first of its kind in the home of haute couture,” said Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski Crystal Business executive board. “Ever since […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Art, culture, Haute couture, Paris, Swarovski

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Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2013 Lookbook

February 22, 2013 by The CoF

Marte Mei Van Haaster – model Karl Lagerfeld – photographer

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Chanel, Haute couture, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Shopping

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Vionnet Demi-Couture

February 14, 2013 by The CoF

VIONNET creative directorGoga Ashkenazi believes in making couture more “accessible” for her customers – who, she says, often find the concept of haute couture “excessive and unnecessary” in today’s economic climate. “Being a woman myself and having been a client of couture, I realise that the more special a couture dress is, the less usage it will get,” Ashkenazi explained. “The prices for couture dresses in the main fashion houses range from the tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands [of pounds], and […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: collection, Dress, Goga Ashkenazi, Haute couture, Paris, vionnet

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Cage My Body!

February 1, 2013 by The CoF

What’s up with our fascination for putting things in a cage? Cages are oppressive,still we’re fascinated by them. It is just how our complicated minds work! Body cages are a bridge between armor/self-protection and underwear/exhibitionism. This strange interplay is an important theme for our times, and was reflected previously by the ever-popular S&M trends of recent seasons (latex, tough shoes, body-con, corsets etc.) Now all those trends have started to seem tired, but the ideas behind them remain relevant. A […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: body, cage, Elie Saab, Gaultier, Haute couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paris, Shopping, Yohji Yamamoto

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Behind the Scenes At Spring 2013 Couture

January 25, 2013 by The CoF

The couture shows are the red carpet leading up to the red carpet, the season that finds a dreamy, romantic forest sprouting under the domed ceiling of the Grand Palais, the week when one minute you might see Shakespearean fairy queens floating down the runway, and space goddesses the next. And yet, in the midst of a world obsessed with creating grand statements, the most thrilling sights are often found in the smaller moments. From Versace to Armani Privé, from backstage to […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Armani, Grand Palais, Haute couture, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Red carpet, Versace

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Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring 2013 Collection

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad presented a red carpet-worthy catalogue of white and gold embellished gowns for haute couture spring/summer 2013. source fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: collection, Fashion, Haute couture, Paris, spring summer, Zuhair Murad

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Street Style At Paris Couture Shows By Tommy Ton

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

  source style.com

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Haute couture, Paris, shows, street style, tommy ton

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Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Spring Couture 2013 Collection

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

    The Maison Martin Margiela team employs an up-cycling concept for its Artisanal collection, now in its second season on the Couture runway. If we’re to believe the notes from tonight’s show, the last three looks were made from thousands of metallic wrappers embroidered onto pongee silk. The candy “fur” took 70 hours to make. That’s a far cry from the labors of a house like Valentino, say, whose own press materials announced that some pieces required upward of 500 hours […]

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: BRIC, Deco, Haute couture, Kanye West, Maison Martin Margiela, Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal

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Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2013 Collection

January 24, 2013 by The CoF

  Parks are officially the hottest things in high fashion. After Chanel’s forest set and Dior’s undulating boxwoods, Valentino creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli also took their couture collection down the garden path.   This is neither a judgment nor a slight. Gardens are glorious, and the Roman duo nourished their theme with a distinctive Italian touch, from the spaghetti-like embroideries coiled on coats and dresses — echoing the curlicues on fancy metal gates and grills — […]

Categories: Fashion Week • Tags: collection, Fashion design, Grazia, Haute couture, Paris, Valentino, Valentino Garavani

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