I like to think of Haute Couture as a dream, where the creative and imaginative cells intertwine.

This season though, in the shows where most of the pieces spoke of one tone, where cropped jackets and squared shoulders were celebrated, I’m not sure if those cells met.  The silhouettes were clean and simple; from Armani Prive’s Asian-influenced tight skirts and pagoda shoulders to Dior’s waist-clinching, crinoline-bouncing, full skirts.  Let’s just say that Chanel and Gaultier topped the list for me but other than that, very few designers left me sitting on the corner of my chair.

Chanel, Spring 2009 Couture

Chanel, Spring 2009 Couture

Christian Dior, Spring 2009 Couture

Christian Dior, Spring 2009 Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2009 Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2009 Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2009 Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2009 Couture

The details were there, but they were subtle.  Perhaps the most ingenuous of them all came at Chanel’s show, where Japanese hairdresser, Katsuyo Kamo cleverly constructed all the paper hats and floral ornaments.  Genius!

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I recently had to do some runway research and came across none other than my favourite couture show in the history of time – Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 07/08.

John Galliano, or “God” as I more commonly refer to him as, creates the most lavish pieces (that may even pass for art) with such uniqueness. This show, celebrating Dior’s 60th Anniversary and Galliano’s tenth year with the fashion house, truly showed the creativity Galliano brings to our industry.

To relive the brilliantness he brought that season…

Christian Dior Haute Couture A/W 07/08 – Part 1

Christian Dior Haute Couture A/W 07/08 – Part 2

Christian Dior Haute Couture A/W 07/08 – Part 3

Christian Dior Haute Couture A/W 07/08 – Part 4

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