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Chloé Spring 2009 Runway
Chloé’s spring 2009 Ready to Wear show was out of this world! The garment’s scallop-edge coats, rounded-shoulder blouses, and high-waisted flared shorts, interspersed with ruffle-necklined dresses and jumpsuits with an eighties kind of gathered swell in the thigh region, certainly … Continue reading
A Little Bit About…Coco Chanel
Among the key designers who made a bold and lasting impression on women’s fashion in the 20th century, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel deserves special recognition. Born in Saumur, in the Loire Valley of France, Chanel survived an impoverished childhood and strict … Continue reading
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Dior’s Couture Fashion
Here are a few beautifully designed outfits by Christian Dior from fashion week. Keep in mind that these outfits are called haute couture and are usually not worn as everyday clothes (like many runway outfits).
Fashion Illustration
Fashion Illustration is a medium in which creative expression can be given free rein and designers can explore ideas before the realities of budgets, fabrics, or physics intervene. Fashion designers’ sketches reveal inspiration as well as color and style. When learning to transfer … Continue reading
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What is Haute Couture?
The term “haute couture” is French. Haute means “high” or “elegant”. Couture literally means “sewing”, but has come to indicate the business of designing, creating, and selling custom-made, high fashion women’s clothes. Made from scratch for each customer, haute couture … Continue reading
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Two of the Busiest Weeks of the Year
Fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting about one week, which allows fashion designers or “houses” to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers to take a look at the latest trends. The Fashion Week fall shows are … Continue reading
