The catwalks were dripping in moonshine, spangles and international shoppersVideo: The Christian Dior haute couture showCan clothes ever be art? Paris haute couture week seems a good moment to get to the bottom of this one. (The dresses at haute couture start at £20,000, so I can’t pass the time shopping, and am thus forced [...]
PARIS (Reuters Life!) – Lebanon’s new star couturiers face the typical problems of people working in fashion: snarled deliveries, canceled trips, delayed fittings.
Jess Cartner-Morley offers her take on the beautiful creations on display in Paris this weekJess Cartner-Morley
PARIS (Reuters) – Parisian haute couture designers mixed skill and science Tuesday in a celebration of the “petites mains,” the nimble-fingered seamstresses who stitch together the world’s most expensive evening wear.
A sterling collection from Karl Lagerfeld will keep Chanel’s couture arm profitable, reports Jess Cartner-MorleyAs the applause finally died down after today’s Chanel haute couture show in Paris, an army of chic young waiters appeared as if by magic, bearing trays crammed with flutes of very good champagne, with which the audience toasted another delicious [...]
Kate Carter picks the highlights from the first day of shows, including Christian Dior and Giorgio ArmaniKate Carter
Lunar inspired fashion from Giorgio Armani’s catwalk show, while at the Alexis Mabille show bold colours ruled
PARIS (Reuters) – Swathes of silk and clouds of tulle charmed pop stars and the super-rich at Paris haute couture shows this week, while off the catwalk the talk was of ways to create luxury with meager means.