Tag Archives: couture

Crazy for Couture: Days 3 & 4

9 Jul

The final two days of Paris Couture were filled with sparkles at Elie Saab, drama at Jean Paul Gaultier, classic colors at Valentino, and a bit of whimsy at Ulyana Sergeenko.  Each collection provided its fair share of eye candy.  Let’s have a taste.

Elie Saab Couture Fall 2012

Elie Saab Couture Fall 2012

Elie Saab Couture Fall 2012

Elie Saab Couture Fall 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Fall 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Fall 2012

Valentino Couture Fall 2012

Valentino Couture Fall 2012

Valentino Couture Fall 2012

Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Fall 2012

Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Fall 2012

Do you have a favorite?

I have a tie between Valentino’s classic red gown and Sergeenko’s snow bunny bride!

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Crazy for Couture – Day 2

4 Jul

For me – the highlights of today’s couture shows in Paris were the milky whites of Chanel and the furry embellishments of Givenchy. Now all I need is a slew of special occasions in a snow dusted locale, either Karl or Riccardo to design me “bump-friendly” versions of these looks, and a money tree with which to buy them.  Not looking so good really…

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2012

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2012

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2012

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2012

Givenchy Couture Fall 2012

Givenchy Couture Fall 2012

Givenchy Couture Fall 2012

All images courtesy of http://www.style.com

 

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Crazy for Couture – Day 1

3 Jul

The Paris Haute Couture shows have started, and the collections shown on day one were all about volume and/or color.  Here are my favorite over-the-top looks of the day:

I mean who doesn’t need a tu-tu cape? Alexis Mabille Couture Fall 2012

Or a giant tu-tu collar? This would have been perfect for our Circus of Love last August. A day late…and a lot of tulle short. Alexis Mabille Couture Fall 2012

Pretty-in-Pink. How very Enchanted Evening Barbie! Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012

Hello Neon! Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012

You know I love a hoop skirt. Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012.

Peplum Perfection! Christian Dior Couture Fall 2012

Giambattista Valli Couture Fall 2012

Perfect for hiding a very flat chest. Giambattista Valli Couture Fall 2012

Giambattista Valli Couture Fall 2012

All images courtesy of http://www.style.com.

 

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The Countdown to NYC Fashion Week Begins

7 Feb

New York Fashion Week is just days away.  But before we shift our focus to the 2012 fall collections, I would like to highlight 10 of my favorite looks from the spring 2012 couture shows.

Dior Couture Spring 2012

Valentino Couture Spring 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2012

Giambattista Valli Couture Spring 2012

Chanel Couture Spring 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2012

Maxime Simoens Couture Spring 2012

Chanel Couture Spring 2012

Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2012

Chanel Couture Spring 2012

Do you have a favorite? 

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30+ Ruled the Red Carpet – 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

16 Jan

While it’s true that the twenty-somethings can brag and boast to the world that their lady “baubles” are Barbie-perfect perky – and that bouncing a quarter off their firm derrières is a guarantee – tonight, at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, it was the 30 and up crowd that ruled the red carpet.  Check out these leading ladies below.  They truly prove that 30+ is the new fabulous.

Elle Macpherson in Zac Posen – Age 47

Salma Hayak in Gucci – Age 45

Nicole Kidman in Versace – Age 44

Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang – Age 39

Kate Beckinsale in Roberto Cavalli – Age 38

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture – Age 36

Paula Patton in Monique Lhuillier – Age 36

Natalie Portman in Lanvin – Age 30

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