I'M SORRY BUT I LOVE COUTURE

I'll start off first by saying that Eva Minge is an unfortunate name, especially when you're famous and a designer, and people have to say 'this piece I'm wearing is by Eva Minge'... But I guess she doesn't care because she is rich :')

And now, onto more couture! Zuhair Murad's collection was amazing. It's seriously beautiful and I just can't imagine being able to create such wonderful things. Fashion designers just have so much talent it's unbelievable.

If I could own the above outfit, I think I would die happy.




On Aura Tout Vu had some more weird and wonderful pieces this season, that I think were mostly inspired by birds, particularly Peacocks, but if I'm wrong, that is what a lot of the pieces reminded me of, so there! This dress reminded me of the Prada's chandelier shoes actually, which is either weird, or awesome.


And I hated Margiela. I'm sorry, but I just can't abide all that animal skin! It's probably really cutting-edge and innovative from a fashion perspective but I really dislike it.


Finally, a designer I've never heard of before, Franck Sorbier, had some really gorgeous pieces, some of them with a bit of a recycling theme. I particularly liked this dress.

The end.

dany atrache: "the theme is tattoos"

Instead of going to bed, naturally, I sat up tonight watching Midnite Haute on FashionTV. A lot of the Spring couture shows seem to be repetitive, with themes running so strongly through collections that some pieces look almost the same as the ones before (George Chakra, sadly, being one of them; his collection was really disappointing…*)

One of the collections that struck me as original and very beautiful was Dany Atrache's. There was a lot of frill, lace, and sequins, which to me are always a big yes's anyway, and of course the pastels and nude colours with black... But there were some splashes of colour, delicate blues, pinks and greens brought vibrancy to the mostly cream, gold and silver theme, which really seemed to pull the pieces together and make the collection as a whole really beautiful. I loved the use of sheer paneling amidst the tattoo inspired designs, which somehow managed to remain demure.



I really love this jumpsuit, with the ravishing ruffled sleeves and sheer body.


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The intricate detailing on some of the dresses was just amazing; it's hard to imagine handcrafting such fine work... Just thinking about all the tiny stitches for each little sequin is exhausting.

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* Saying that, I would treasure any piece of couture forever if I had one; being in the poorhouse like I am – one cannot afford to be picky :(