Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2014

Empire line, sweetheart necklines, dipped back gowns of heavy damask silk and spiderweb lace. Bubbling pearl sea foam and encrusted beaded arterial coral, embroidered full length bed jackets spliced with applique, fur and gold foil. Brocade, ermine, velvet, boiled wool, tweed, latticework lace. Conté sketches and seemingly heavy upholstery brocades rendered entirely in miniature beads.
 

Yet another achingly beautiful, angelic, princess fairy tale collection from Valentino. 

Images from the wonderful vogue.it.

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Haute Couture Spring Summer presented for 2012

Vogue.it review

Givenchy Spring Summer 2012 Details

Detail shots from Riccardo Tisci's latest collection for Givenchy Ready-to-wear, with its beautiful pale pink, black, ivory and grey 'undulating lapels peplums trimmed not in leather but eel skin, shark, or stingray'.




-If I may weigh in on the fashion scandal of the year- when I read the rumors that Tisci may be moved to Dior I was horrified! Givenchy is the perfect home for Riccardo, I can't imagine him anywhere else. Tiziana Cardini was so on-point in her Vogue.it review sighting Tisci's ready-to-wear creations as 'savoir-faire couture'.

Details from Balenciaga Spring Summer 2012

'belts in stiff stand-away fabrics which shimmer like technical eveningwear.' - Rebecca Voight in her vogue.it review of Nicolas Ghesquière's latest captivating and voluminous collection for Balenciaga.