Glamour, Sensuality, Style, Cut, Self-Confidence and the list can go on forever.
Few of the words I would use to describe my two favourite couturiers Azzedine Alaïa and Elie Saab..
They still draw their own patterns with chalk, show their collections when, how and where they feel like,
and most important, managed to survive the corporatist fashion world.
I won't 'spam' you with pictures or youtube shows, you can find those with a simple google search.
I just wanted to remind/let you know that few real couturiers still 'exist' and they do amazing jobs..
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Alaïa, monograph by François Boudot (New York: Assouline, 2007), showing Alaïa and opera singer Jessye Norman in the costume he designed for her for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution |
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Elie Saab - PFW - Ready To Wear - Fall/Winter 2011 - Show |
The article may seem a bit too 'long' for those who follow my regular 'street style' posts,
but way too short for those who appreciate the art of fashion and the last real designers!
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