Paris Couture Week: A Reflection

In a world where we're increasingly becoming more used to fast fashion, it is nice to have a little break and venture into the world of couture once in a while. Whereas us students could probably not even afford a thread on the garments, there are others out there splashing £80,000 on a dress.

The clients of couture love the shows as it gives them an opportunity to actually wear their lavish garments, as for the most part the only people who have an occasion to wear these are huge award-show winners like the Oscars. Paris Couture is now becoming more of an event than ever, with parties being held in the designers houses, the clients can dress up as they please and not look out of place. 

It seems that this idea of dressing up becoming a sparse occasion has taken it's toll on couture, which is less about ball-gowns now than it would have been 50 years ago. Whilst this might be disappointing, it really shows how times are changing and perhaps dress is becoming more casual. I have noticed it in my everyday life, it's quite rare to see a woman in heels.

Besides this, couture is still exciting and a wonderful event! Here is my round up of pieces:

"Once Upon a Time..." by Karl Lagerfeld

It's hard to imagine that ladies really thought "How awful!" and "She has no taste" about Chanel - but this film gives a true representation of the heritage of the iconic brand and style icon. This really puts into perspective how far Chanel has come from a small shop in Paris to a worldwide brand, known to everybody. The film shows Gabrielle's hat shop gaining momentum, more and more customers flood to her shop to try her hats. The visuals are very lovely and so is the styling, however...

The (New) Age of Couture

Valentino

Haute Couture shows are an absolute spectacle - they express infinite possibility, fantasy garments and pure extravagance. However, at a price of around £60,000 a pop it never really makes any money at all - it's all about the showiness of it all, the theatrics. Or so it used to be. With the rise of the super-young and super-rich, couture is selling like never before.