Iris van Herpen, SS20, Haute Couture, Paris. There is a certain romanticised view of what haute couture entails - hard-working...
19 Aug 2011
Bouchra Jarrar, Couture, AW11, Paris. Often people think of couture as being the more extreme end of fashion, a designers...
11 Aug 2011
Armani Prive, Couture, AW11, Paris. It is commonplace for designers to develop altered silhouettes and construction techniques that carry throughout...
09 Aug 2011
Givenchy, Couture, AW11, Paris. The sheer time scales for developing ideas for Couture vs Ready to Wear garments is vastly...
29 Jul 2011
Chanel, Couture, AW11, Paris. Hidden amongst the boucles and tweeds at the Chanel couture collections were some incredible buttons that...
14 Jul 2011
Maison Martin Margiela, Couture, AW11, Paris. There is an incredible process involved in building the structure of a bespoke tailored...
12 Jul 2011
House of Worth, Couture, AW11, Paris. Boning is a structural material most commonly used hidden away inside garments to form...
31 Jan 2011
Armani Prive, SS11. Sometimes in the fashion industry zips are used as a feature of a garment (especially when it...