• The Cut‘s Maureen O’Connor has a bone to pick with Kim Kardashian and her rather uncomfortable-looking maternity wardrobe. O’Connor argues that the reality starlet’s penchant for fitted pieces, and obsession with hiding her weight gain at this point in her pregnancy is a little troublesome, if not simply ridiculous: “I’m not saying she has Continue Reading
For his Spring 2013 Couture collection, Jean-Paul Gaultier takes inspiration from Indian gypsies. The result? His eye-popping designs blended with loads of embellishment, sultry yet magical silhouettes, and loads of color. All of Gaultier’s signatures are at play from stripes to lingerie-inspired styles, creating a beautiful and vibrant mix. Despite the brand’s worldly influences, Gaultier Continue Reading
Perhaps you aren’t familiar with couturier Ulyana Sergeenko’s designs, but if you’re a street style aficionado, then you have surely seen the Russian beauty wearing high-fashion as effortlessly as models on the runway. She has transformed her ’50s inspired style into her very own collection. Sergeenko’s second couture show for Spring 2013 champions femininity at Continue Reading
The Spring 2013 couture shows have kicked off in Paris, and one of the most anticipated collections each season is Atelier Versace. The fashion house never holds back on glamour and over-the-top detailing, thus couture is really its time to shine. The latest designs from the brand are what Donatella Versace does best from showstopping Continue Reading
Alexandre Vauthier is known for his sinewy svelte pieces, which leave little to the imagination thanks to deep v’s and dangerously high slits. The young designer kept the sauce factor on elevated levels for his Fall 2012 Couture presentation, sticking to a neutral palette of whites, tans, and golds, playing beautifully with proportions and high Continue Reading
It’s hard to believe Giambattista Valli presented his very first couture collection only a year ago. How quickly things have changed in that time! In less than 12 months, the designer went from couture rookie to certified couturier, now on his third couture collection. And like the other two, this one is just as inspiring, Continue Reading
They say good things come to those who wait, and Dior‘s couture offerings for Fall 2012 prove the adage. In what was possibly the most anticipated show of the season, newly-appointed creative director Raf Simons showed his very first collection for the brand against a blooming backdrop of flowers. The result? A perfect marriage of Continue Reading
Hey Guys! So if you follow me on Twitter, you’d know that Haute Couture Fashion Week started yesterday in Paris! I’ve been keeping busy, and went to my first two haute couture shows yesterday, Georges Chakra and Alexandre Vauthier (who we wrote about here). It’s invigorating and awe inspiring to see some of the world’s Continue Reading
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