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HAUTE COUTURE
SPRING 2013
Once Upon a TIME…
Trendspotted by Lesley Scott, Fashiontribes.com
Once Upon a
TIME…
CHANEL
Photos: cover & above Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
there was a time
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
VALENTINO
…in searchof A Time.
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
Just what was a fashionista
to do?16th century
doublet-sleeve it?
CHANEL
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Miss Havisham it in tatters &
tulle?
CHANEL
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Go all matchy-matchy
like our 1950s sisters?
CHANEL
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Sheath dress
things a la the 1960s?
CHANEL
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Haute hippie it?
CHANEL
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
it?
CHANEL
Photo: Luca Cannonieri/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Well, if you were Karl Lagerfeld & this was CHANEL, then
Photo: Todd Eberle via source.…pretty much Y-E-S.
To all.
So fashionistas looked East.
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Theylooked West.
Photo: Alessandro Viero/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
MAISON
MARTIN
MARGIELA
They looked North.
GIAMBATTISTA
VALLI
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
They looked South.
ULYANA
SERGEENKO
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
They lookedhigh.
VALENTINO
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
…& theylooked low.
ATELIER
VERSACE
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Some even slapped on
gloves…
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
& went digging
in the garden.
CHRISTIAN DIOR
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
And some stopped
searching.
Entirely
ULYANA
SERGEENKO
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Throwing up their hands
melodramatically, they sacrificed the curtains instead.
It appeared that
the Real Housewives of the Harem
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
Were now setting the
fashion trends.
EGADS.
Even the Emperor
of Elegance
ARMANI PRIVE
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
was under thenasty
sway of…
girls gone wild.
Had good taste
simply…
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
the building?
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
…
left
For good?For good
?
For good?
Suddenly…there
was a
blinding
*FLASH*
A vision of…candy-pink poufiness
*materialized*
with some serious
ALEXIS MABILLE
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
shizzle!
Assessing her dress…the pink poufy
vision shook her head.
“Too, too, too much!” she muttered.
Another blinding
*FLASH*
followed.
She reappeared,wearing
something new.
“Better,
but…”
GIAMBATTISTA
VALLI
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
She sighed.“Pretty, but too, um, poufy.
For now.”
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
*FLASH*
“Beautiful…but not poufy
enough.”
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
VALENTINO
*FLASH*
*head shake*
“Hmmm…trousers
perhaps?”
ELIE SAAB
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
“Maybe for when…
I’m off duty,”
mused the Fashion Fairy.
ATELIER
VERSACE
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
“Ooh, perfect…for my ‘surprise’ birthday tea next
week!
2,500 already?!
How time flies… like me,” she added,
cracking herself up.
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
“Hmmm, I know black
is back,
but…”
BOUCHRA
JARRAR
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
“Perfect!”
Satisfied (finally!) she nodded
& did a quick twirl
for stunned onlookers.
ALEXIS
MABILLE
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
SILENCE gave way
Photos: Joan Rivers; Fergie; Drew Barrymore; Anna Wintour
to mayhe
mas the crowd
exPLOded!
Quickly
wiggled her nose.
the
Fashion
Fairy
Instantly everyone
in the crowd
was wearing…
A brand new
Outfit!
CHANEL
ARMANI
PRIVE
Photos: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH* *SHAZAM*
*KA*POW*
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
GIAMBATTISTA
VALLI
VALENTINO ELIE
SAABPhotos: Dior; Valli; Valentino - Marcus Tondo; Saab - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Wow! Everyone was rocking
Haute Couture!
*FLASH*
MAISON
MARTIN
MARGIELA
ATELIER
VERSACE
JEAN
PAUL
GAULTIERPhotos: Margiela - Alessandro Garofalo; Versace - Marcus Tondo; Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
“Well now…that’s certainly
better,” beamed the Fashion Fairy.
(She herself had changed outfits yet
again.)
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
In particular, her…
hair, makeup + footwear
CHRISTIAN
DIOR Photos: beauty - Gianni Pucci; shoes - Luca Cannonieri / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Glancing at her
Flying Tourbillon ifyouhavetoaskyoucantaffordit
*FLASH*VALENTINO
She insta-changedInto a gorgeous
lipstick-red cocktail frock.
“Oh, I’m so late,” she muttered. “Late LATE LATE!
Again.”VALENTINO
VALENTINO
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Adjusting yet…another pair of
shoes & a new coiffure…
VALENTINO
Photos: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
She wiggled
her nose.
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Instantly everyone was
In RED.
*FLASH*
ELIE SAAB
ARMANI
PRIVE
ALEXIS MABILLE
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
Photos: Dior, Armani - Marcus Tondo; Saab & Mabille - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
“Hmmmm.maybe…
CHANEL
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
Black & whiteInstead?
Photos: beauty - Luca Cannonieri; boots - Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
CHANEL
ELIE
SAAB
& just like that…
was in
BLACK & WHITE.
Everyone
BOUCHRA
JARRAR
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
VALENTINOCHRISTIAN
DIORPhotos: Dior, Bouchra Jarrar & Valentino - Marcus Tondo; Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
“Or perhaps color,”
she mused.
ARMANI PRIVE
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
ARMANI PRIVE
Patting her latest ‘do, she pirouetted and
preened, admiring herself in the full length
mirror that bobbed along behind her.
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
She began arguing with her reflection
about her shoes, which she liked. Her reflection felt
otherwise.
ARMANI PRIVE
The crowd grew restless and the Fairy glanced up
surprised. (It was obvious she had forgotten about them.)
She pursed her lips prettily & wiggled her nose.
*FLASH*
JEAN PAUL
GAULTIER
MAISON
MARTIN MARGIELA
ATELIER
VERSACE
CHRISTIAN
DIOR
Photos: Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos; Margiela - Alessandro Garofalo; Versace & Dior - Marcus Tondo; / InDigitalteam | Gorunway
“Or not.”
For a nano-
second
ULYANA
SERGEENKO
she resembled a superhero who forgot her pants.
*Ka*BOOM*
“I simply can’t decide!”She added. “So I
won’t!
Besides…
VALENTINO
Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
I’m late…again.”
The Fashion Fairy
sighed.“What shall
I wear?”
ALEXIS MABILLE
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
*FLASH*
“Yes. This’ll do. Nicely!”
Satisfied, she again twirled for bystanders. Who were still stunned, but now nude as well.
VALENTINO
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
The butterflies on
her dress fluttered happily.
Inside their embroidered tulle cage, the birds chirped & tweeted softly.
VALENTINO
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
This pleased the
Fashion Fairyimmensely.
She tilted her head & closed her eyes, listening to the soft sartorial serenade.
VALENTINO
Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
& then…
*FLASH*
She vanishedin a puff of smoke,
leaving but a faint echo of what sounded like
“See ya next…TIME!”
THE END
VALENTINOPhoto: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway
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