Haute Couture Fall 2009 Collections: Alexis Mabille

Want to know what we'll see a lot more of in stores in a few months?  Lace.

Will it be this amazing?  Hmm.  Probably not.

 

 

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Haute Couture Fall 2009 Collections: Christian Dior

Dior Highlights Sheer, Lingerie-detailed Coquettish Hotness

  

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Oscar Fashion Faves

The ladies of Oscar night delivered. Many beautiful gowns, displaying a wide range of looks, reached the high expectations we have of the night. What do you think?

Winning looks on the Winning actresses:

Penelope Cruz in vintage Balmain and Kate Winslet in Yves Saint Laurent

Ethereal Couture:

Marion Cotillard and Sarah Jessica Parker in Christian Dior Haute Couture

Modernity at it's best:

Halle Berry in Marchesa and Marisa Tomei in Versace Atelier

Luxe Layered Looks:

Taraji P. Henson in Roberto Cavalli and Miley Cyrus in Zuhair Murad

Bold Shoulder Baring Brights:

Natalie Portman in Rodarte and Amy Adams in Carolina Herrera

Definitive Fashion: Spring '09 Haute Couture

haute couture - French : haute, feminine of haut, high, elegant + couture, sewing.


Christian Dior


Christian Lacroix

From Wikipedia: In France, the term haute couture is protected by law and is defined by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris based in Paris, France. Their rules state that only "those companies mentioned on the list drawn up each year by a commission domiciled at the Ministry for Industry are entitled to avail themselves" of the label haute couture. The criteria for haute couture were established in 1945 and updated in 1992.

To earn the right to call itself a couture house and to use the term haute couture in its advertising and any other way, members of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture must follow these rules:

• Design made-to-order for private clients, with one or more fittings.
• Have a workshop (atelier) in Paris that employs at least fifteen people full-time.
• Each season (i.e., twice a year), present a collection to the Paris press, comprising at least thirty-five runs/exits with outfits for both daytime wear and evening wear.

Chanel


Elie Saab - Correspondent Member (foreign)


Jean Paul Gaultier

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