Paris Haute Couture Week: Clothing for the 1%, Excitement for Everyone

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this week in paris A collection of several designer collections showcasing one-of-a-kind handcrafted high fashion. It was revealed again during the city’s biennial Haute Couture Week.

It’s closer to collectible art than the clothing that most people own. Couture fashion is special by definition. Each garment was custom made for one of the wealthiest customers.

For the 1%, couture is an opportunity to immerse yourself in it, throw it all in, bend over, enshrine, even (some serious couture collectors don’t even dream of wearing the clothes they actually buy). They just want to own a piece of fashion history.)

meanwhile Couture is an opportunity for fashion houses to connect closely with their top customers. while showing off the creative directors’ boldest visions and the skills of their design team. The couture collection also strengthens the brand. Often expresses the values of the label as pure as possible. Whimsical statement and marketing opportunity: a flashy couture collection fuels the brand’s cultural identity. make people want to buy it Although the starting point was a perfume bottle.

Schiaparelli Credits: Schiaparelli

CL, Rina Sawayama, Hunter Schafer and Emma Watson at Schiaparelli. Credits: Schiaparelli

And what about the others, what’s in it? Why bother with clothes that weren’t made for you?

Because it’s exciting to watch the show. Escaping to another world and looking beyond Whether it’s a talking gown that ends up at the Met Gala or the Oscars red carpet or theatrical performance. Which now airs almost simultaneously online, couture has flooded the culture because it was entertaining and had a storytelling element to it, and we were all invited to enjoy it.

American designer Daniel Roseberry puts the nail on the head in the show’s notes accompanying his latest couture collection.

“All of us who work in fashion know that most of the world thinks what we do is stupid,” he wrote.

“It’s a boring review. and we all argue But if you think about it Fashion can be silly at times. It’s also provocative, uplifting, challenging and meaningful. It’s amazing, it’s beautiful.”

Read on to see this sentimental moment at Paris Haute Couture Week.

Balenciaga: handsome actor with bang

With celebrity power, Balenciaga once again stole the headlines by asking reality star Kim Kardashian to model on the show alongside Nicole Kidman, Naomi Campbell and Dua Lipa. A small collection full of technological innovations. An aluminum welded wrinkled tee that can be carved into the desired shape. and luxury A wedding dress made of tulle, 820 feet tall, 70,000 crystals and 200,000 sequins.

Balenciaga credit: Balenciaga

The brand has also launched a partnership with Danish audio company Bang & Olufsen: an optional “speaker bag” and part sound system. Who will buy the 20 limited edition bags? Without a doubt, the same people who bought the Balenciaga couture face mask in ink.

Fendi: Introducing high-end jewelery

For those looking for more traditional jewelry Fendi’s haute couture designs could be the answer. This one-of-a-kind set was created by the home’s jewelry art director, Delfina Delettrez Fendi (Silvia Fendi’s daughter), using numerous white and yellow diamonds.

Fendi High Jewellery Credits: Robert Farrer.

Olivier Rousteing for Jean Paul Gaultier: Punk with a bump

Since Jean Paul Gaultier stepped back from fashion in 2020, his eponymous brand has invited different designers to create couture collections each season, this time with Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, bringing in Offering a series of designs that pay homage to the Gaultier archives, the conical bra, Breton stripes and trompe l’oeil motifs have been treated to a ‘Gaultier style’. Rousteing’s “Balmain Army” (Exaggerated Shoulders and Metal Armor)

Olivier Rousteing for Jean Paul Gaultier credit: Peter White/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images

Olivier Rousteing for Jean Paul Gaultier Credits: Peter White.

Controversy arose along the way of the show when models wore nose rings and layered metal jewelry. walk the runway together This clearly means France’s decision to extend IVF access to lesbian couples and single women last year.

Schiaparelli: The Power of Flowers

Floral details surface among Daniel Roseberry’s latest couture collection for Schiaparelli, whether hand-painted, leather or crafted from stone and metal leaves. The floral motifs are also intricate and stand out in bright blue and autumn tones. It adds a touch of glamor to the home’s signature metallic finish, and — to bring back the original Roseberry idea — it’s beautiful.