Archive for: Couture

Paris Couture Week part 2: Givenchy, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier and Elie Saab

As Paris Couture Week came to an end Wednesday night, we’re taking a dive head first into the remaining magical couture collections on offer – and naturally, they’ve failed to dissappoint once again. read more »

 

Christian Lacroix to design for Desigual

He’s been sorely missed since his eponymous couture house was turned into a marketing operation in 2009, but Christian Lacroix has a brand new project up his sleeve – and there’s yet another high-street collaboration on its...

 

Paris Couture Week begins

Today marks the start of the most expensive week in the fashion calendar – we’re talking about Paris Couture Week, of course. read more »

 

What inspires fashion’s most influential designers?

Ever wondered what inspires fashion’s most influential designers? Well you can find out soon enough – Harrods has teamed up with Rankin to create a one-off book revealing inspiration secrets from the industry’s best. read more...

 

Riccardo Tisci on the front row

Remember when we told you designers actually pay celebrities – make that people – to sit in their front row? Well that’s not the case with couture, and it’s certainly not the case for Riccardo Tisci, Givenchy’s creative...

 

The demand for Couture rises

Those that thought couture was on it’s way out clearly didn’t get the memo – fashion’s top couture houses have reported a marked increase in both sales and demand in their couture collections, and as Haute Couture Fashion...

 

Dior’s couture pop-up exhibition

If you were in Paris last Thursday, lucky you. For that night only, Dior displayed an exhibition complete with 32 couture dresses and corresponding lipsticks at the LVMH headquarters – and we hear it was quite the place to be. read more...