One would expect from Paris Haute Couture Week ultimate luxury, creativity and style; a few short days for designers to…
Elie Saab Spring 2012 – Color Shock
Bold, bright and beautiful—Color Shock—Elie Saab’s aptly named Spring/Summer 2012 collection ignited the runway. Although the collection opened with a…
Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 – Sugary Sweet
A vision of a delicate princess on her magical white horse—Marc Jacobs celebrated all things pretty and feminine at the…
Ingrid Vlasov Spring/Summer 2012 – Flying High
The classical music begins and the audience hears the slow tap-tap of stilettos amplified on the beautiful hard wood floor…
Valentino Spring/Summer 2012 – A Romantic History
Creative designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli’s created a spring 2012 collection for Valentino that made it really difficult…
Chanel Spring/Summer 2012 – A Shimmering Pearl in the Sand
The Chanel Spring/Summer 2012 runway show—a wondrous under-the-sea cosmos, complete with sparkling white sand, glittery glass bubbles, a stingray, sea…
Emanuel Ungaro Spring/Summer 2012 – Bold and Bright
Emanuel Ungaro showcased a fresh savoir-faire, with a subtle return to its roots, at the Spring/Summer 2012 show. Channeling the…
Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 – An Underwater Playground
Sultry femininity in monochromatic colors is certainly being flaunted at the Spring/Summer 2012 Paris Fashion week, and the Haute Couture…
John Galliano S/S 2012 – The Two M’s
The two M’s, Mary Pickford and Mary Poppins were John Galliano’s muses for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Pickford, “the girl…
Issey Miyake – S/S 2012 – Bloom Skin
Issey Miyake’s S/S 2012 collection was in full bloom. Inspired by a blossoming flower, Yoshiyuki Miayame brought a beautiful bouquet…
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2012 – 50’s Pinup Glamour
Picture a glamorous 50’s couture show narrated in both French and English with foxy models carrying cards with their look…
Vivienne Westwood S/S 2012 – “Confucius Says”
Vivienne Westwood’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection hit Paris with a vengeance. The British designer, famous for transfusing anarchy into high fashion,…