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Couture AW19: Valentino’s dedication to individuality

For autumn/winter 2019, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli showcased a floral-themed fantasy display of artisanal skill for its couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Week. “Individuality is a value to foster and to protect. Every human being is different from each other, but we are all the same,” explained the Valentino show notes. “...

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Maticevski returns to the catwalk for Paris Couture Week

Melbourne-based fashion designer Toni Maticevski unveiled his new couture/resort 2020 collection as part of Paris Couture Week at Palais De Tokyo’s Orbe De New York this week. Marking his second show in Paris, Maticevski’s collection featured 36 looks, encompassing a capsule of one-off couture items, as well as signature pieces from resort 2020,...

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Couture AW19: Giambattista Valli skips catwalk

Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli decided to skip the catwalk during Paris Haute Couture Week in favour of an exhibition to showcase his frothy tulle creations at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. On his Instagram, Valli explained that the exhibition was the “essence of haute couture” allowing guests a closer look at his spectacular...

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Schueller de Waal cleans the streets during couture week

Dutch fashion label Schueller de Waal teamed up with Pik Pik Environnement to present its first collaborative cleaning Initiative named ‘Litter’ during Paris Haute Couture Week. In front of the town-hall of the 15th arrondissement in Paris, a group of 50 models, “cool kids and volunteers” cleaned the streets during Schueller de Waal’s couture...

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Couture AW19: House of Azzaro

Azzaro paid tribute to hedonism and freedom in a carefree Bohemian spirit for its autumn/winter 2019 couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Week. The Azzaro woman “boldly kindles a resolutely glamorous ease and reveals her spark,” explains the brand in the show notes, which is shown throughout the collection that returns to the brand’s...

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Chanel's Virginie Viard unveils couture debut in Paris

Chanel’s new artistic director Virginie Viard displayed an ode to history, of the French fashion houses’ two most famous couturiers, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, who’s legacy could certainly be felt inside the elaborate library set concealed within the Grand Palais. The huge double-tier circular library, could have just been seen...

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Couture AW19: Iris van Herpen ‘Hypnosis’

Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen has always had a way of mesmerising with her fantasy fashion made with cutting-edge technology, with movement a key theme, and for autumn/winter 2019 her haute couture collection showcased in Paris's Élysée Montmartre was inspired by the wind-powered kinetic outdoor work of American artist Anthony Howe. "The...