Haute Couture Shows for Fall 2011

I've been out of the loop lately, concentrating on other things, however, I couldn't miss all the Couture shows. I mean, come on. It's what I live for. So after I teared up at the Alexander McQueen show at The Met, I felt as if I wanted to make pieces that come from the heart. My head is filled with beadwork, silks, repurposed fabric, etc. Let's see what I come up with.

In the meantime, nymag.com has a few of the Haute Couture videos - Chanel, Elie Saab, Givenchy, Gaultier, Dior and Armani. Out of all the shows that I saw for Fall 2011, Armani is my favorite. It's only an opinion, but I feel inspiration is lacking for this season.

Armani Privé Fall 2011 (Photography : Go Runway) 

Haute Couture Harper's Bazaar Español May 2011

See article from FashionIndie. You better bet I'm buying this.

Maxime Simoëns

Anne Valerie Hash

I'm currently working on sketches which will take a few days to do. 

In the meantime, let's look at various couture topics. Anne Valerie Hash is an "official" member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. I came across this photo from a blog called "The Excellent People". It's the fitting room of this couture house. I was really in awe by the beauty of this room. Imagine yourself getting fitted into a gown in this room. Beat that Macy's! 

Photo from Jacqueline Hassink from "VIP Fitting Rooms"

Franck Sorbier

I thought I knew the couture houses in Paris... but no, I don't... here is one that has been in fashion for over 20 years, at Haute Couture status for over 5 years and I just now discovered this couturier.
Franck Sorbier. Mixing art with couture. It's not like his usage of dreads is a new idea, because obviously you see people on the street with dreads all the time. It's the fact that he used a creative approach to couture to tell a story. I can't seem to embed the video, but you can watch it here