Top Couture Trends

Welcome to Couture Week, Readers. 
May we present a report on the dominant trends and the jaw-dropping ensembles that illustrated them.

Red

 Above: Alexis Mabille, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Elie Saab.
Lipstick red popped up sultry silk and lace incarnations.  Beading gave the pieces a holiday feel. (carrying on the jewel toned velvets of last season.) Red red red was most memorable at Elie Saab.  Our takeaway? The season invites you to look Lydia-Beetlejuicetastic.

Lace

 

Above: Givenchy, Alexis Mabille, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Elie Saab.

Lace is a touchy subject, as it can easily look elderly. This season designers applied lace fabric over the nude body for a confusingly sexy look. The best use of lace goes to Alexis Mabille. He may have only dwelled on it briefly, but its hard to forget the full skirt gowns and tiny bustiers.

 The Full Skirt

Above: Dior, Chanel, Alexis Mabille, Elie Saab.

Perhaps inspired by Louis Vuitton's volumptuous cuts last season, designers have been needing quite a bit more fabric to complete each look this season. On Chanel coats, Alexis Mabille's governess dresses, and Dior's flower bombshells, the full skirt is running circles around us.

Three Dimensional Florals

Above: Valentino, Dior, Chanel, Alexis Mabille.

Floral themes were everywhere, but the most interesting were the life like designs that actually looked like they should be watered twice a week. Don't agree with florals for fall? This is a now a world fully acclimated to seasonless dressing. Or think of them as fabulous human wreaths.