Thursday, January 26, 2012

Paris Fashion Week Hauet Couture Spring 2012 Recap

Here is some of the rest of Paris Fashion Week
Haute Couture Spring 2012

At Valentino the look was delicate and eternally feminine

Valentino Couture Spring 2012

Valentino Couture Spring 2012

At Franck Sorbier models wore a second skin

Franck Sorbier Couture Spring 2012

Franck Sorbier Couture Spring 2012

Color at Maxime Simoens

Maxime Simoens Couture Spring 2012

Maxime Simoens Couture Spring 2012


Maxime Simoens Couture Spring 2012

At Elie Saab there was a Grace Kelly-esque elegance
 evoking thoughts of a 50's/60's kind of glamour.

Elie Saab Couture Spring 2012

Delicate and feminine yet willfully powerful.
No doubt to be seen on the Oscar's red carpet.

Elie Saab Couture Spring 2012

Elie Saab Couture Spring 2012

Elie Saab Couture Spring 2012

Elie Saab Spring 2012

In all the excitement about the giant red dress at Stephane Rolland
the media seemed to overlook just how spectacular
his collection really was.
Feminine.
Powerful.
Alluring.
Dresses to be worn by a woman with a purpose.
I think this may well be my favorite collection of the week.

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012
Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

Stephane Rolland Spring 2012

and of course,
the giant red Stephane Rolland dress
worn by Yasmin LeBon,
so heavy and huge
that two male attendants had to escort her along the runway

attendants prepare Yasmin LeBon at Stephane Rolland

Yasmin LeBon in Stephane Rolland Spring 2012



Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2012

oh I love him!!

Jean Paul Gaultier channels Amy Winehouse Spring 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2012
The collection paid homage to the life, style and smoking habits of
late singer Amy Winehouse.


From Amy's signature beehive hairdo and heavily winged eyeliner
to her eclectic and eccentric mix of floaty silhouettes clinched with rock n roll belts,
  strapped in bustiers to torpedo bras,
there was a hard edged femininity that was offset by Gaultier style androgyny
and buckets full of attitude.




pink beehive hair at Gaultier Couture Spring 2012
Karlie Kloss orange beehive Gaultier Couture Spring 2012


Amy Winehouse beehive hair at Gaultier Couture Spring 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2012

In the finale the models swept past in long, draping black veils,
a bittersweet tribute to a show and a life filled with fun.


black veils at Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2012

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring 2012





Hourglass silhouettes, accented shoulders, 
and shimmering almost liquid metallic golds 
and greens that were both fresh and new, 
while eternally sexy and elegant
at Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring 2012.


I didn't quite get the messy hair and the gadget
fixed to the girls' heads
but the makeup was beautiful.