Spring Couture 2011 - Valentino and Elie Saab

According to Pier Paolo (co-designer of Valentino) "If fashion is about today, then today it's time to go back to elegance."  One could not better define the recent Valentino and Elie Saab Couture collections.  Nothing but elegance, glamour and femininity!  The Valentino collection is delicate, with a little lace, sheer, floral, bows, pleats and ruffles.  Similar to that of Valentino, the Elie Saab collection experiments with different texture, organza, embellishments and tulle.       
Valentino

 

Elie Saab

Couture Fall 2010 - Valentino and Elie Saab

By far my favourite collection this couture season is the Valentino collection.  The collection titled 'The dark side of first love' is amazing!  In a couture collection aimed at the 'Twilight generation' it contains that gorgeous feminine factor, including bows, baby doll, lace, cute skirts and dropped waist dresses.   However the collection evidently embraces the 'darker side,' through juxtaposition of the use of black.  A stand out and controversial piece is the dress with cage placed over it, symbolising a girl trapped by the dark side of love.

On the other side of the fashion world, Elie Saab dazzled his collection in signature Elie style.  His collection was glamorous, elegant and yet so powerful.  The collection resembled flames, fire and ash, with the use of gorgeous rich and warm colours embraced by lace, embellishments and silk tulle. 

Couture Fall 2010 - Dior

Are you ready to enter Christian Dior's magical secret garden?  The Dior collection stunned audiences with its vibrant, colourful, exquisite collection, opening Couture Fall 2010!  Designer John Galliano, drew inspiration from all things floral.  He studied and interpreted the colour, light and movement of flowers and created a masterpiece!  Audiences were taken on a magical adventure through Dior's secret garden and were left completely breath taken.

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