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A few Favlook – Lookfav favourites from Haute Couture Fashion Week, Fall 2015:

11 Saturday Jul 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, fabrication, haute couture, runway presentation, signature look, signature piece, womenswear, womenswear designers

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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”

couture, f15

couture, f15

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Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition

by designer, Alberta Ferretti

18th century-inspired

Rock -a- Rococo

couture, f15

couture, f15

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by designer, Ulyana Sergeenko

Form fit  / shoulders bared

girdwork and floral appliques

couture, f15couture, f15

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Maison Margiela

by designer, John Galliano

Contradictions

hard / soft sculpturals

couture, f15couture, f15

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by designer, Giambattista Valli

Textural trousers

couture, f15couture, f15

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Schiaparelli

by designer, Bertrand Guyon

Colour,  brocade, faux fur

presented in ’50s silhouette

couture, f15,couture, f15,

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by designer, Jean Paul Gaultier

Fun and whimsy

on land:  rawhide geometrics

at sea:  marinière stripes

couture, f15, gaultier _ULY5179

couture, f 15couture, f 15

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from Chanel

by Karl Lagerfeld

Touchables

feathers and fluff

couture, f15couture, f15

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Hats off to Fashion Fun: it’s Ladies Day at The Cheltenham Festival!

11 Wednesday Mar 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, design inspiration, design inventive, fashion fun, haute couture, headwear, style ideas?

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accessories, Cheltenham Festival -2015, extravagant hats- ladies, hats, Ladies Day/Cheltenham Festival- 2015, ladies' hats, signature piece

 

 

The Cheltenham Festival is a much anticipated event

on the English horse racing calendar.

It marks a high point of the jump racing season.

Starting in 1860, and referred to officially as The National Hunt Meeting,

the Festival lasts four days and occurs each March.

The venue is the Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park in Gloucestershire.

 

This year’s Cheltenham Festival takes place from

10 – 13 March, 2015.

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As with Royal Ascot, which occurs each June and is

widely known for its sartorial display and Royal patronage-

The Cheltenham Festival also boasts

an impressive array of fashion watching-

particularly on its Ladies Day, when extravagantly styled head wear rules.

…

 

 Hats off to Ladies Day

at the Cheltenham Festival, 2015

(images from the mirror.co.uk):

cheltenham festival, ladies day, 2014Awesome Trio

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cheltenham, 2015, close up, headpiece with feather, word 'dare'

Close-up

Headpiece:  “DARE” (spelled out with Scrabble board letters)

Look:  Forties siren

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(images from walesonline):

cheltenham, 2015

Close-up

Colourful Geometrics

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Pearl embellished doily headpiece

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(images from the mirror.co.uk):

cheltenham 2015, fuschia fedora

Fuchsia Fedora

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cheltenham 2015, mirror.co.uk Maria-Cheslin-from-Southampton-arrives-on-Ladies-Day-during-the-Cheltenham-Festival

Victorian Era Inspired

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(images from dailyrecord.co.uk):

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A Georgian-esque bonnet

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cheltenham festival 2015 from dailyrecord.co.ukJS58779500

Starched tulle headpiece in red with

feather and flower adornments

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(images from the telegraph.co.uk):

cheltenham, 2015, animal print stove pipe

Leopard print stovepipe top hat

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cheltenham festival 2015, telegraph chelt-fur_3228255k

Chapeux par deux

brown floppy brim/fedora crown hat with black band

fascinator of floral bouquet

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cheltenham, 2015, winning ribbon hat

First to cross the Finish Line

gold prize ribbon hat

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cheltenham 2015, telegraph chelt-yellow_3228275k

Yellow Chick-a-Dee

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cheltenham, 2015, purple swirls

Purple and Blue Swirls

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(images from theguardian.com):

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Reds and Pinks Betwixt the Greys

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cheltenham, 2015, ladies day, blue faux fur bonnet guardian 8f127f39-7233-4808-a59d-5eea62a15908-800x1020

Blue faux fur pillbox

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cheltenham, 2015, pink/black feather hat

Good and Plenty

pink/black colour story

 

 

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High marks for Haute Couture, Fall 2014

11 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion innovation, haute couture

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Fall 2014, Giambattista Valli, haute couture, haute couture collections, Maison Martin Margiela, Marco Zanini -Schiaparelli, Stephen Jones, Ulyana Sergeenko, Viktor & Rolf

The fashion term haute couture,

whose literal translation from French is

haute = high

couture = sewing

applies to clothing –

designed and crafted to bespoke specifications.

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Couture fashion houses

belong to the Chambre Syndicale de Haute Couture, Paris

which is regulated by the French Department of Industry.

Founded in the 19th century by renown couturier,

Charles Frederic Worth – the father of modern haute couture,

today the Chambre  Syndicale de Haute Couture

 numbers around 16 member design houses.

Included,  in this rarified list are:

Christian Dior,  Jean-Paul Gaultier, Viktor & Rolf,

Chanel and Maison Martin Margiela and others.

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There are strict specifications for members to adhere such as:

– having a workshop in Pairs

– employing at least 15 full -time individuals

in addition to upwards of 20 technical/specialist staff

– present two annual collections

– design bespoke clothing, to include at least one client fitting.

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Given that it is entirely crafted by hand,

an haute couture piece is painstakingly labour intensive.

Created from expensive, lush fabrics –

the high cost of construction is reflected in the high price of the garment.

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Yet the creative rationale of haute couture is

that is serves as a a platform for fashion innovation based

on the tradition of exceptional workmanship.

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A possible added financial rationale?

Haute couture fashion helps to power

marketing of a label’s more affordable

ready-to-wear lines, accessories and beauty products.

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This week the couture houses presented their Autumn 2014 collections.

A few that caught my attention:

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(images from style.com):

Fall 2014 Couture

Viktor & Rolf

by Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren

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couture viktor rolf_KIM0063.450x675

a wearing of the ‘red carpet’

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Maison Martin Margiela

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lux mats:  silks, furs, jewels

and a hint of drama:  ornate ‘face-cover wear’

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by Ulyana Sergeenko

couture sulyana sergeenkoULY_1716.450x675 couture ulyana sergeenkoULY_1619.450x675 couture ulyana sergeenkoULY_1812.450x675

old-style Hollywood glam with modern accents

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by Giambattista Valli

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informal meets formal cotillion:

head wraps, simple shirts

wide skirts of ruffles, lace and feathers

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Schiaparelli

 by Marco Zanini

hats by Stephen Jones

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extravaganza!

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