Ladylike Dressing 2011/2012 Just a few years ago, couture was facing what many pundits called an ‘identity crisis’. Before that,…
Spring/Summer 2015 Couture Trend Report
The Spring/Summer 2015 haute couture shows recently wrapped up in Paris. From floral embellishments to pretty plumage, several reoccurring themes…
Staying Français in the Nouvelle Année
After attempting to follow my resolution for 2013 which was perfecting the Parisian me in the Nouvelle Année, I determined…
Valentino S/S 2013 Couture – A Wrought Iron Gate Opens into a Secret Garden
Abracadabra! Valentino’s magical Spring/Summer 2013 collection was a potion of designs stamped with patterns of wrought iron gates and gossamer-thin…
La Bayadère de la Beaute at Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2013 Couture
Inspired by India and the sheer beauty of their crowned jewel, the magnificent Taj Mahal, Jean Paul Gaultier sent models…
Party With the Pretty People – L’Insolent Magazine After Party
The young and the beautiful donned hats and veils and leather garb. They thrived in the smoky bowels of the…
Ode a la Delicatesse: A Lavish, Lace Infused Homage to Femininity at Elie Saab’s S/S 2013 Couture
An elegant woman is always in need of an exquisite dress, a gown that lingers and drapes in all the…
Julien Fournié (Cité de l’architecture & du Patrimoine)
As the designer Julien Fournié ran a Mercurian- shoed lap around the catwalk at the finale of his show, he…
An Enchanted Forest at Chanel Spring 2013 Haute Couture
Take a walk through the enchanted forest—Karl Lagerfeld had the audience spellbound with his woodland fairytale couture collection. Reminiscent of…
Alexis Mabille’s Spring/Summer 2013 Couture Collection Thinks Pink!
“Think pink! think pink! when you want that quel-que chose” a lyric from one of the opening scenes of Stanley…
Jean Paul Gaultier A/W 2012-13 Haute Couture – “Decadent Dandy”
“Dacadent Dandy”—Inspired by the scandalous French novelist, George Sand, best known for her defiant cross-dressing and smoking in public during…
Elie Saab A/W 2012 Haute Couture – “In Constantinople’s Wake”
‘In Constantinople’s Wake’—drawing inspiration from the Eastern Roman Empire and modern day Istanbul, Elie Saab’s fall 2012 haute couture collection…