Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011: Valentino--Photos and Entire Runway Video!!

Big (Valentino) Love:Amalfi Coast Yacht Party: Silk plisse gown with Ruff-neck cape featuring circular "Valentino" hem detail, Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011Valentino House Designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli showed their latest offering for Haute Couture this past week in Paris. It was an elegant, subdued, more "realistic" vision of Couture, which is what Valentino

Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011: Jean Paul Gaultier

Punk Can Can!Le Suit Punk: Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Trends: Very fitted suitings; longer jackets; skinny pants; salmon pink, black, white, golden beige; high-low (short in front, long in back) gowns; pants under gowns.Themes: Punk Couture; London; Sid Vicious (?); Can Can.Old-School Couture Shows: Models holding Numbers, Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer

Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011: Givenchy Haute Couture

Nippon Robot CoutureTokyo Goddess: Gown--and Phillip Treacy-designed Headdress--from Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011Next up on the Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week Calendar: Givenchy Haute Couture. Designed by the House's Creative Director Riccardo Tisci, the Collection was said to have been inspired by Japanese Robots (therefore the exaggerated "Wing" headdresses

Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week: Stéphane Rolland

Power DrapingPrized Invitation: My Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 InvitationTwo weeks ago, I received a very nice Invitation in the mail (tied in a grosgrain copper-colored bow) from Paris (I know!) from the House of Stephane Rolland, Haute Couture Fashion Designer, inviting me to attend his Spring/Summer 2011 Haute Couture fashion show. Well, unfortunately, I couldn't attend

Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week: Chanel

Black and White COUTURE Swans...Black Swan: Supermodel Stella Tennant opens Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Show in black and white Bouclé suit and skinny black pantsChanel Haute Couture by Karl Lagerfeld: The Spring/Summer 2011 Collection was VERY Chanel; lots of the traditional Bouclé suits the Ladies Who Lunch LOVE. There was a 1960's "touch" in the square shapes and minis but "

Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week: Armani Privé

Space-Age Fantastic!Ladies Who Lunch...In A Spaceship: Aquamarine Suit ensemble, Armani Privé Spring 2011Spring 2011 Haute Couture is off and running...Next is the Armani Privé--the Haute Couture "arm" of the Armani Fashion Empire--show. I do not think I need to remind you that these are Made-to-Order/One-of-a-Kind items of clothing. This is NOT ready-to-wear or something that will be sold in

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011: Christian Dior

A Tribute to René Gruau...Grace Kelly 2011: Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week began yesterday in Paris, following the Menswear Shows--and so the "Oscars Gowns Race" begins...First up Christian Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano.Theme: It was a Tribute to renowned illustrator... René Gruau (above) who worked for numerous magazines including Elle,