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Would You Wear This Chanel Gown To Your Wedding?

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:43:06 +0000

Having just tied the knot myself, I’ve still got canapés, floral arrangements, and, yes, dresses on the mind. I wore Fendi Spring ‘09 to my ceremony and 3.1 Phillip Lim for dinner and dancing, but I couldn’t resist cataloging the inspiring creations from the recent Haute Couture and Resort collections. From Christian Lacroix’s flight of fancy to Alexis Mabille’s garden-party-ready lace frock, here are the looks that caught my eye and the kind of settings they’d work in, should I decide to pull a Gisele and Tom and throw another wedding. Tell us which dress you prefer and why, but please, don’t mention this to my husband.

Click for a slideshow of all my top wedding dress picks.

—Romney Leader

Photo: Monica Feudi / Gorunway.com

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Would You Wear This Chanel Gown To Your Wedding?

Is It Just Us, Or Was Lady Gaga’s Influence All Over Couture?

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:16:29 +0000

It’s ironic that someone who is in a perpetual state of half dress is so strongly influencing fashion. Lady Gaga’s aversion to pants has been well documented, so it’s no surprise to read that the blonde balladeer is responsible for a huge increase in the sales of knickers in Britain. It’s another thing altogether to find allusions to this pop culture omnivore (who is attired by a Warholian gaggle of twentysomethings working under the moniker Haus of Gaga) at the haute couture in Paris. And yet it was hard not to detect a hint of the Gaga effect in Gaultier Paris‘ leg-bearing bodysuits, Christian Lacroix’s sculptural skirts, Givenchy’s dangling chains, and even the pouf-skirted finale dress at Chanel. Click for a slideshow, and let us know what you think of the results—sacrilege or a breath of fresh air?

—Laird Borrelli-Persson

Photo: Tyrone Kerr / Film Magic

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Is It Just Us, Or Was Lady Gaga’s Influence All Over Couture?

Valentino: Poetry in Motion and Mode (Fashion Wire Daily)

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:53:41 +0000

Fashion Wire Daily – Poetry was an apt way to describe the fall 2009 runway show from the house of Valentino, an elegant visual dissertation on the art of haute couture on Wednesday, July 8, in Paris.

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Valentino: Poetry in Motion and Mode (Fashion Wire Daily)

Models, "petites mains" in tears after last Lacroix show (AFP)

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:45:34 +0000

AFP – Christian Lacroix sank to his knees, surrounded by his models in funeral black and his bride in gold lace, overcome with emotion at the end of his haute couture show on Tuesday, which could very well be his last.

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Models, "petites mains" in tears after last Lacroix show (AFP)

Paris Couture: Undressed Christian Dior (Fashion Wire Daily)

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:45:32 +0000

Fashion Wire Daily – It’s perhaps not the greatest compliment one can give John Galliano but it’s a revealing one Â– models probably love to wear his creations more than any other designer, as they did with pride and passion in the Christian Dior haute couture show on Monday, July 6, in Paris.

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Paris Couture: Undressed Christian Dior (Fashion Wire Daily)