Coutorture

Quote Of The Day: WWD Reports On The Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 Runway Show

coutorture — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:31:29 -0800

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The invitation is not in the mail.

Quote Of The Day: Sarah Mower on Elie Saab Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:43:58 -0800

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As a Lebanese designer with a big business in Beirut and Paris, you'd think Saab might have fewer worries about sales, but rumor has it that Middle Eastern consumers are also exhibiting caution, so perhaps the relatively restrained colors reflect that.

”Review, Sarah Mower for Style.com

Quote Of The Day: Dolce & Gabbana Take Shape

coutorture — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:05:00 -0800

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All men and women want to be sexy--In the last three seasons, when we tried to change shapes with the new volume, customers altered the shape in the shop to be tighter like before.

”Stefano Gabbana/Interview magazine/February

Quote Of The Day: Suzy Menkes On Chanel And The Couture Shows

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:19:23 -0800

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Now that the bubble of extravagance has burst, it was up to the handful of couturiers still showing in Paris to make the summer collections relevant to a changed world. But the masters of the fashion universe did not opt for low-budget luxury - rather for couture-light - using creativity to capture the hopeful post-Obama spirit.

”"Couture Turns The Page" Suzy Menkes for the International Herald Tribune.

Quote Of The Day: John Galliano On The Economy Versus Couture

coutorture — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:38:30 -0800

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Of course I’m sensitive to the economy, of course I’m aware of it--I read the newspapers; I watch TV, but [dealing with it] is not my job. My job is to do the best I can to show the possibilities of Dior. When you’re standing in a hurricane, you have to keep your feet firmly on the ground. If you panic, whew…you fly away.

”"Christian Dior Couture Spring 2009" WWD.

Quote Of The Day: Cathy Horyn On Raf Simons Men's Fall 2009

coutorture — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:45:37 -0800

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The suits and the coats are slim but the fit seems more accessible and mature, and Simons is now making all the clothes in Italy. It shows in the quality of the materials and construction. Lots of designers explore tailoring but the results are often tortured or uninteresting or superficial. You don’t see what the designer means for us to see, or if there is remotely a valid connection to a young man’s life. Still photos will probably not capture the vital difference in this show, though maybe they will.

”"Raf Simons: Classics And Radicals" by Cathy Horyn.