Great Gowns, Beautiful gowns

Guo Pei | Spring/Summer 2026 Couture

Akuol Deng Atem at Robert Wun Couture Spring 2026

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1999

Iris van Herpen Spring/Summer 2017 ꩜ Wave-like optical illusion dress

A fine and important Elsa Schiaparelli couture Zodiac jacket, the Astrology Collection, Winter, 1938-39, Paris. This is arguably one of the most beautiful of all Schiaparelli's creations with its glittering embroidery, shimmering star-shaped beads and rhinestones set against a midnight blue velvet background. Marlene Dietrich was photographed in her Beverly Hills residence in 1938 wearing the zodiac ensemble with matching dress. Schiap was fascinated by the night sky that she used to view as a child through her uncle's telescope - the renowned astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, director of the Brera Observatory in Milan. He inspired in her a lifelong fascination with the celestial realm. He commented that the moles on her cheeks reminded him of the Big Dipper which she adopted as her 'lucky star', incorporating it into printed fabrics, the fabric lining her salon, her own personal jewellery as well as on this magnificent jacket. Schiaparelli's press agent Hortense MacDonald stated that the Astrology collection was defined by Euclid's famous geometric treatise - 'Elements'.

Robert Wun Couture 2025

Gaurav Gupta | Spring/Summer 2026

Jean Paul Gaultier 1999 Spring/Summer Couture Collection

Szilveszter Mako: Hyunji Shin wearing Loewe for Numero Magazine, 2023

(Alexander McQueen for Givenchy F/W 1999)

STEVE O SMITH Snow White Dress 2026 if you want to support this blog consider donating to:ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

1980, Black Silk & Sequin, “Firework” Gown, ASU FIDM Museum

Issey Miyake - Fall 1995 RTW

THOM BROWNE Spring/Summer RTW 2026 if you want to support this blog consider donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

Annie's Ibiza Fall/Wint 2024

Naomi Campbell for Vivienne Westwood Fall 1994

S/S 2008 Fendi silk scarf top