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Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Busardi

Busardi, Thailand’s oldest surviving fashion house, was once again on hand for Couture week, and he’ll be the collection we’ll close our month of reviews on. This was the brand’s second time in Paris for Couture, and the inspiration came from the Epiphyllum oxypetalum, a night blooming cactus flower. The result included feathery headdresses that sometimes recalled fowl more than it did floral,…

Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Alexandre Vauthier

This ain’t no disco, this is LA, as the Sheryl Crow song says. The same might be said of Alexandre Vauthier’s Fall 2015 collection. An LA leather inspired line with more fringe and skin than you can shake your big hair at. Of course, the problem with Italians and Parisians doing North American for their inspiration is that they inevitably trend towards the Native American, and having very little…

Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Georges Chakra

Georges Chakra is one of those designers who feels that the 1950s and the late period “Golden Age of Hollywood” was the most glamorous era there ever was. His couture collections reflect that sensibility. Lots of hourglass shaped gowns, most of them with at least modestly low hems, if not straight out tea or floor length. The gloves, which Amal Clooney tried to make a thing, has always been a…

Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Julien Fournie

Julien Fournie is a man known for drama and excess on the runway. It was such a relief this week to see him instead go for something a little more muted and a lot more accessible. Fournie is 40 this year, and admits that it took him a long time to figure out who he was as a designer. That relaxing into himself was evident with this collection. the dresses were still dramatic, the colors still…

Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Ralph and Russo

Ralph and Russo didn’t stray far outside the couture comfort zone for this collection–romantic forests, white fairy tale lace and golden gowns abounded. But what would you expect? Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo are on an upswing. They’ve dressed quite a few this past year for important events like Angelina Jolie’s dress when she was honored by the Queen. Their work is worn by the picky GOOPer…

Paris Fall 2015 Couture: Bouchra Jarrar

Bouchra Jarrar, the designer who bases her couture collections around day wear, clearly is starting to stretch in new directions. This is probably at least partly an economical decision. After all, when was the last time you saw a photo of Beyoncé in Bouchra Jarrar? Or Rihanna? These superstar fashionistas probably do wear some of Jarrar’s stuff, but they do it when heading to the office to sit…

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