Coutorture

Christian Lacroix Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 -0700

Paris 01/27/09. Photos by Patrik Kovarik/Getty Images.

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

Here Comes The Spring 2009 Couture Bride

coutorture — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:37:47 -0800

From Left, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexis Mabille, Josep Font

The Spring 2009 Couture collections showed quite a few bridal-friendly looks, so perhaps that's where the designer's played it safe--rather than hold back on exquisite details and over-the-top silhouettes, they spoke to the bridal market just a little more aggressively this season. Above, unconventional but wedding-ready nonetheless.

Josep Font Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:33:41 -0800

Paris 01/28/09. Photos by de Moraes Barros/Wireimage.

Today's Shows: Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:09:49 -0800

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On Aura Tout, Franck Sorbier, Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lefranc.Ferrant, Josep Font, Valentino

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Lefranc.Ferrant Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:09:24 -0800

Paris 01/28/09. Photos by Francois Guillot/Getty Images.

Valentino Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:02:15 -0800

Paris 01/28/09. Collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. Photos by Francois Guillot/Getty Images.

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.

On Aura Tout Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:55:14 -0800

Paris 01/28/09. Photos by Francois Guillot/Getty Images.

Elie Saab Spring 2009 Haute Couture

coutorture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:45:30 -0800

Paris 01/28/09. Photos by Francois Guillot/Getty Images.