Spring 2007 Couture: Christian Dior

FabSugar — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:32:33 PST

I swear I was just sitting at my desk at work and was transported to a land of bubblegum geishas and sci-fi butterflies. Don't worry - I'm not tripping out on drugs - I just viewed the Christian Dior Spring 2007 Couture show.

According to John Galliano, the designer who is celebrating his ten years at the helm of Dior, this collection was inspired “by Pinkerton’s affair with Cio-Cio San, Madame Butterfly. Unlike in his fall ready-to-wear collection, he has proven again his unique talent can evoke beauty, drama, and emotion on the runway. Kimonos, obis, and geisha makeup were Dior-ified, and translated into ethereal New Look peplum suits and full-skirted dance dresses. Each look encompassed extravagant origami folding, and intense colors. As I stated before, this collection will transport you to another world - the wonderful world of a celebrating John Galliano.

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Spring 2007 Couture: Chanel

FabSugar — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:44:22 PST

The Fall 2007 ready-to-wear shows are still a couple of weeks away, but the creme-de-la-creme of fashion, the couture shows, are underway in Paris right now.

With the Oscars right around the corner, Karl Lagerfeld rarely disappoints. Starting off the collection with a modern sixties series of super short coat-dresses and cropped jackets, most of these were cinched at the waist with a thick, black belt. His sporty, yet classic tweeds all stemmed from shiny black tights.

For evening, the silhouette dropped & the styles grew up, with pristine military mess jackets over long, sheer-net skirts and silvery sequined streaks of vertical ribbon. Lagerfeld's couture creations were adorned with budding feathers or fragile tulle bows as well as intense beading; and they were accompanied by fingerless gloves and bows cinched as necklaces.

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