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2015, Alberta Ferretti, avant garde fashion, Fall, Favlook - Lookfav, Giambattista Valli, haute couture, haute couture collections, jean paul gaultier, John Galliano, runway favourites, Schiaparelli by Betrand Guyon, Ulyana Sergeenko, Viktor and Rolf
The haute couture runway shows for Fall 2015- Paris, France
have finished for another season.
As expected, the presentations featured designs on the
ultimate level of fashion spectrum.
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The term haute couture is French, translating to mean:
haute – high, elegant
couture – dress making, sewing.
Haute couture designs are bespoke pieces, which are:
works of fashion art and of singular beauty
with details of the avant garde
custom-made for individual clients
hand crafted and labour intensive
produced from the finest materials
accompanied by a price tag to match.
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For a design house to be considered haute couture
it must be registered with the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture in Paris-
an association administered by the French Department of Industry.
During the 19th century, haute couture garments-
as symbols of high status,
were worn by ladies of the French elite.
After WWII, the haute couture industry was at the height of its glory.
Today, it comprises a small sector of the fashion industry
not a money-maker but continued as reverence for the past
and the element of associated prestige bestowed.
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From the Paris runways for Haute Couture, Fall 2015
a few Favlook – Lookfav Favourites:
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(images from style.com):
Viktor and Rolf
by design duo, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren
Framed in “wearable art”
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Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition
by designer, Alberta Ferretti
18th century-inspired
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by designer, Ulyana Sergeenko
Form fit / shoulders bared
girdwork and floral appliques
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Maison Margiela
by designer, John Galliano
Contradictions
hard / soft sculpturals
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by designer, Giambattista Valli
Textural trousers
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Schiaparelli
by designer, Bertrand Guyon
Colour, brocade, faux fur
presented in ’50s silhouette
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by designer, Jean Paul Gaultier
Fun and whimsy
on land: rawhide geometrics
at sea: marinière stripes
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from Chanel
by Karl Lagerfeld
Touchables
feathers and fluff
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