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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015 21 NEWS/FEATURES worked, especially one overly clashing multicolored mink coat. But Guyon is cer- tainly moving the house in a welcome, more coherent direction since the depar- ture last year of designer Marco Zanini. Floaty floor-length gowns, intri- cate detailing and “haute fourrure”, or “high fur”, mark this week’s Paris Haute Couture shows, where some of fashion’s best known names present some of the world’s most expen- sive clothes. Versace On Sunday, celebrity- favourite Versace had been among the first to showcase its designs at the five-day autumn-winter 2015/16 fashion week, presenting chiffon dresses worn with floral crowns on a glass catwalk filled with orchids. Using a palette of soft pink, lilac and pale grey as well as flashes of orange, turquoise and black, designer Donatella Versace decorated her evening gowns with floral motifs, layered ruffles and sparkly embellishments. Paris’ haute couture week runs until Thursday, with about 30 designer houses presenting their collections, including Fendi, which will make its couture debut on Wednesday. Creative director Karl Lagerfeld, who also designs for Chanel, is said to be pre- senting a high fur or “haute fourrure” col- lection as he marks 50 years at the luxury label, drawing criticism from animal rights activists. (Agencies) Fashion PARIS: Celebrities such as Lupita Nyong’o and Emily Blunt sparkled in the heat at Christian Dior’s vivid couture show set in a timeless conservatory in Paris. It was the highlight of Monday’s fall- winter 2015-16 Paris Fashion Week shows, which also included Schiaparelli. Dior Lupita Nyong’o looked ravishing in a short, cherry red Dior couture dress Monday, and was at a loss for words on entering Christian Dior’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” show set inside the Rodin Museum. Guests ventured with trepidation on entering the huge, abstract painted conservatory garden that featured myriad multicolored panels — and some even tripped on the giant colored fruit scattered around the floor. “It’s really cool,” the actress said, look- ing around in amazement from her spot next to US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour. “It’s so incredible. I think I need to take a moment!” Emily Blunt — in a simple, white knee-length Dior gown — was equally amazed. “This is just extraordinary. This is kind of why I would walk from London to Paris to see this show. I’m so excited,” she said. The only thing she regretted about her trip was a lack of sufficient planning for France’s soaring temperatures, which have recently hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). In a surreal garden setting, Dior design- er Raf Simons wove his creative needle in and out through different centuries. That produced an imaginative time-travel of a couture show, which riffed on the styles of the Flemish Masters, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The large fruit props on the runway conjured up scenes from historic still- life oil paintings. Long diaphanous column silhouettes in chif- fon, like medieval undergarments, floated by elegantly alongside gowns with high-cinched waists and wide, billowing sleeves that mirrored the old Flemish styles. Some bejeweled net gilets were worn on the torso, evoking chainmail in a beautiful touch. The sense of chic time-travel was further heightened with delicate dots and patterns on the fabrics — designs that evoked the French Impressionists and the tech- nique of Pointillism associ- ated with artists like Georges Seurat. The coats were the highest point of this strong collection, with one standout: a flame-red coat with beautifully large tubular cuffs. Elsa Schiaparelli Celebrity guests including Meg Ryan were swept away to the glamour of 1930s theatre life at Bertrand Guyon’s debut col- lection for Schiaparelli. And what better a setting than to start exploring the theatricality of the great couturier Elsa? Famed for inventing In an impressive recreated theater, Guyon’s models harked from another era. Fastidiously embellished ‘30s Orientalist satin jackets had softly square shoulders. Silk “jabot” collars and voluminous “Duster” coats wafted by with exaggerat- ed pockets, alongside bejeweled eye, star and key lock decorations. Guyon even referenced the mania for Grecian looks in Schiaparelli’s heyday in a couple of diaphanous column dresses with flashes of gold. Not all the theatrical exuberance Above and below: Models present cre- ations by Giambattista Valli, Dice Kayek, Christian Dior and Chanel during the 2015-2016 fall/winter Haute Couture Collection Fashion show on July 6, in Paris. (AFP) Giambattista Valli Giambattista Valli Giambattista Valli Dice Kayek Giambattista Valli Dice Kayek Dice Kayek Chanel Chanel Christian Dior designers of the ‘20s and ‘30s. The house was recently revived. shocking pink and having collaborations with Surrealists like Salvador Dali, Coco Chanel’s hated rival Schiaparelli was one of the greatest and most colorful Parisian Chanel PARIS
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worked, especially one overly clashingmulticolored mink coat. But Guyon is cer-tainly moving the house in a welcome,more coherent direction since the depar-ture last year of designer Marco Zanini.
Floaty floor-length gowns, intri-cate detailing
and “hautefourrure”, or“high fur”,mark thisweek’s ParisHauteCoutureshows,wheresome offashion’sbestknownnamespresentsome oftheworld’smostexpen-
sive clothes.
VersaceOn Sunday, celebrity-
favourite Versace hadbeen among the first toshowcase its designs at
the five-day autumn-winter2015/16 fashion week, presenting chiffondresses worn with floral crowns on a glasscatwalk filled with orchids.
Using a palette of soft pink, lilac andpale grey as well as flashes of orange,turquoise and black, designer DonatellaVersace decorated her evening gowns withfloral motifs, layered ruffles and sparklyembellishments.
Paris’ haute couture week runs untilThursday, with about 30 designer housespresenting their collections, includingFendi, which will make its couture debuton Wednesday.
Creative director Karl Lagerfeld, whoalso designs for Chanel, is said to be pre-senting a high fur or “haute fourrure” col-lection as he marks 50 years at the luxurylabel, drawing criticism from animalrights activists. (Agencies)
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PARIS: Celebrities such as LupitaNyong’o and Emily Blunt sparkled in theheat at Christian Dior’s vivid coutureshow set in a timeless conservatory inParis.
It was the highlight of Monday’s fall-winter 2015-16 Paris Fashion Weekshows, which also included Schiaparelli.
Dior Lupita Nyong’o looked ravishing in a
short, cherry red Dior couture dressMonday, and was at a loss for words onentering Christian Dior’s “The Garden ofEarthly Delights” show set inside theRodin Museum. Guests ventured withtrepidation on entering the huge, abstractpainted conservatory garden that featuredmyriad multicolored panels — and someeven tripped on the giant colored fruitscattered around the floor.
“It’s really cool,” the actress said, look-ing around in amazement from her spotnext to US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour.“It’s so incredible. I think I need to take amoment!”
Emily Blunt — in a simple, whiteknee-length Dior gown — was equallyamazed.
“This is just extraordinary. This is kindof why I would walk from London toParis to see this show. I’m so excited,”she said.
The only thing she regretted about hertrip was a lack of sufficient planning forFrance’s soaring temperatures, which haverecently hit 40 degrees Celsius (104degrees Fahrenheit).
In a surreal garden setting, Dior design-er Raf Simons wove his creative needle inand out through different centuries. Thatproduced an imaginative time-travel of acouture show, which riffed on the styles ofthe Flemish Masters, the Middle Ages andthe Renaissance.
The large fruit props on the runwayconjured up scenes from historic still-life oil paintings.
Longdiaphanous columnsilhouettes in chif-fon, like medievalundergarments,floated by elegantlyalongside gowns withhigh-cinched waistsand wide, billowingsleeves that mirroredthe old Flemish styles.Some bejeweled netgilets were worn on thetorso, evoking chainmailin a beautiful touch.
The sense of chictime-travel was furtherheightened with delicatedots and patterns on thefabrics — designs thatevoked the FrenchImpressionists and the tech-nique of Pointillism associ-ated with artists likeGeorges Seurat.
The coats were the highestpoint of this strong collection,with one standout: a flame-redcoat with beautifully largetubular cuffs.
Elsa SchiaparelliCelebrity guests including Meg Ryan
were swept away to the glamour of 1930stheatre life at Bertrand Guyon’s debut col-lection for Schiaparelli.
And what better a setting than to startexploring the theatricality of the greatcouturier Elsa? Famed for inventing
In an impressive recreated theater,Guyon’s models harked from another era.
Fastidiously embellished ‘30s Orientalistsatin jackets had softly square shoulders.Silk “jabot” collars and voluminous“Duster” coats wafted by with exaggerat-ed pockets, alongside bejeweled eye, starand key lock decorations.
Guyon even referenced the mania forGrecian looks in Schiaparelli’s heyday ina couple of diaphanous column dresseswith flashes of gold.
Not all the theatrical exuberance
Above andbelow: Modelspresent cre-
ations byGiambattista
Valli, DiceKayek,
Christian Diorand Chanelduring the2015-2016
fall/winter Haute CoutureCollection Fashion show
on July 6, in Paris.(AFP)
GiambattistaValli
Giambattista Valli
Giambattista Valli
Dice Kayek
Giambattista Valli
Dice Kayek
Dice Kayek
Chanel
Chanel
Christian Dior
designers of the ‘20s and ‘30s. The housewas recently revived.
shocking pink and having collaborationswith Surrealists like Salvador Dali, CocoChanel’s hated rival Schiaparelli was oneof the greatest and most colorful Parisian
Chanel
PARIS
