Thursday, July 5, 2012

Haute Couture Fall / Winter 2012-2013

Haute Couture week is wrapping up in the City of Lights this week and my week's highlight was to check out these shows every morning. Couture is a beautiful and glamorous playground for designers and the very limited number of women who can really afford them (around 4000 women in the world)..for the rest of us it is just a fantasy and a visual extravaganza but it is always very inspiring and affirming of our passion for fashion. 

Let the day dreaming begin with my favorite looks from the collections!


Raf Simons did not disappoint on his first collection for Dior- cigarette pants are the new skirts!Love this look!

Dior - magnificent

Chanel

Chanel closing wedding gown and the amazing feather coat

Chanel

Giambattista Valli fishnet face covers with the butterfly effect

A very ruffly and floral couture collection from Giambattista Valli

Giambattista Valli

Giambattista Valli

Always glamorous Elie Saab collection and Karlie Kloss rocking this gown

Classic Elie Saab color palette of nude/blush tones with lots of glitter

Elie Saab
Atelier Versace
Atelier Versace (love the strappy shoes too)
Valentino has the blues, navy chiffon and silk flowy silhouettes dominated the collection

as well as Valentino romantic signature "lace"
Jean Paul Gaultier (going crazy for the knee high cage boots)

Karlie Kloss rocking another look from Jean Paul Gaultier