Showing posts with label Valentino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentino. Show all posts

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

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Cate Blanchett at the 2011 Oscars

I was literally glued to the TV when I saw Cate Blanchett at the Oscars. She looked stunning in her lilac, beaded, square shouldered Givenchy couture gown. Her hair, make-up, simple stud earrings (actually not too simple-they were good size yellow diamond studs) and her attitude, probably the most important element on the red carpet, made her the best dressed in my opinion.
Actually it wasn't too surprising to see her in an unusual dress like this because she always goes for the road less traveled and takes risk with her red carpet appearances. She can pull of any style from cutting edge to classic and always does a great job and always looks beautiful, elegant and fashion forward.


Cate in her Givenchy Couture gown at the Oscars



Cate in Alexander McQueen at 2010 Cannes Film Festival


Cate at 2005 Oscars in Valentino


Cate in Jean Paul Gaultier


Cate in Givenchy Couture