Some more daring designers have flirted with the cocoon silhouette, and still-fresh-on-her-thrown Valentino designer Alessandra Facchinetti is having a full-fledged love affair. The house's latest couture collection is characterized by elegance and maturity. You'll find no masculine undertones here.
Haute Couture Fall '08: Givenchy
The credit crunch seems to be taking hold of every aspect at the moment and now is the turn of Haute Couture. The current financial climate has had an impact on the catwalks of Paris where designers are creating much more wearable lines.
Mythical goth drama emanated out the seams at Christian Lacroix's 2008 Fall couture showing. Through tons of noir and lace, I was spellbound with how the designer captured the essence of insect beauty and turned it into a magnificent collection of wearable art.
Models walked down the bright red runway morphing from simple, cocoon-like structures into free form gowns.
If Ursula from
The Little Mermaid had a closet, many pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier's 2008 Fall Couture collection would hang in it. First thing you notice when dissecting this line is the intricate details such as piping that can be mistaken for
octopus legs.
The bright colors — cobalt, neon yellow, orange, green — take center stage and up the drama factor.
Can I steal Mr. Armani and bring him home as my personal dressmaker? Once again, the man has worked his magic and the result is an exquisite, finely tailored couture collection that flawlessly blends menswear with femininity.
