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BASIL SODA Spring Summer 2012 Couture Collection Nature under the MicroscopeFor his Spring Summer 2012 Couture collection, Basil Soda decided to break out the microscope for a more romantic view of decoration. Building on his naturists themes from the previous two seasons Basil decides to take his organic style a step deeper in scope. Seemingly simple closely tailored shapes upon closer examination reveal delicate feathering resembling the breast of a falcon. Gently peeling apart the feathers reveals a whole new world of construction as if we examined the material under a microscope. These new layers reveal a complicated molecular construction in the rich tradition of Haute Couture, as if Basil decided to deconstruct and rebuild the decoration from scratch, from the shadows of a Couture Archive. Strands of carefully assembled dentelle are delicately pieced together and then ever so gently twisted and arranged yielding organic, sensitive and delicate patterns. Tops of dresses are decorated with straw- like strands of silk sting banded together and antiqued gold metallic twigs, paired with petite grey crystal buds revealing plant- like forms. An unadorned silk web fabric acts as an outer skin that is carefully pealed back in places to reveal the intricately decorated inner body of the dress as if we peered beneath our own skin. Well tailored, subtly decorated dress tops give way to flowing light layers of wonderfully silky dentelle and pleated georgette Pale palettes of pink, flesh tones, light grey and white and punctuated by sunflower yellow, cinnamon . This intelligently crafted and sophisticated collection has a universal ode to the femininity and strengths of every woman. Farouk CHEKOUFI.  CHANEL COLLECTION OF ART 2011/12 PARIS-BOMBAYInitiated in 2002 by Chanel, the parade of Crafts celebrates each year the skills of emergency.  CHANEL Cruise 2011/12En preview of the Cannes Film Festival, Karl Lagerfeld makes his cinema with the Eden-Rock.  VALENTINO HAUTE COUTURE SPRING/SUMMER 2011 COLLECTIONCascades of folds, constrained or in free fall, wide or narrow, flat and straight like pages of a book that hides a secret  Didit Couture Collection Spring-Summer 2011Né à Jakarta en Indonésie, Didit Hediprasetyo, 26 ans, est diplômé de la Parsons School de Paris.  “ELIE SAAB” A WOMAN OF CHARACTERA woman of both character and fragility, the ELIE SAAB woman shines – and asserts herself.  Summer 2011 Haute Couture Collection Energy, Generosity, Light …... are the keywords for Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture, Spring/Summer 2011.  Inspiration for Basil Soda’s 2011 Spring Summer Couture CollectionFor this collection I drew inspiration from the combination of forms in the Hybrid Modern Sculptures of the late 19 and early 20th centuries.  Under the spell ChanelTweeds basically cut in light with extreme precision, coats, jackets and dresses, overcoats accompanied slim denim jeans or sparkly. Buttons and belts are made jewelry.  ZUHAIR MURAD HYMNE AU DESERT COUTURE COLLECTION SPRING SUMMER 2011Inspired by Thin Hinane, the beautiful berbère who founded the Touareg tribe when fleeing the Roman occupation towards the Hoggar  "The Mix and the Match" by Sacha Walckhoff for the Maison Christian LacroixFrom Prevert’s poetic inventory to freedom and creativity of current blogs, but essentially the founding movement of our House.  ARNYS, A traveller takes a walk from the riverbanks of the Loire to Ulan Bator…This long journey takes him through European cities along the Danube, forest landscapes, prairies and plains.  SMALTO Autumn-Winter Collection 2011-2012Smalto man loves luxury and has a feeling for detail consisting as it does of just so many little delights with which to nourish the soul.  Christian Dior Haute Couture Printemps-Été 2011“This season Dior Haute Couture is inspired by the work of iconic illustrator René Gruau.  CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE SPRING SUMMER 2011In a setting with echoes soft gray and pink, the legendary Coromandel screens stylized architecturent space.  QASIMI HOMME - SUNDAY JANUARY 23rd AT 17.00LES BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS - SALLE MELPOMÈNE 13 QUAI MALAQUAIS 75006 PARIS  Yigal Azrouël from New York to PARISThe Yigal Azrouël Fall winter 2011/12 collection conceptualizes the illusion of layering by using signature linear silhouettes and rich textural combinations. |
