Haute couture

The fascinating works by Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen capture the imagination. Her dresses are airy, light, the form is created by complex pleats, buffs and various techniques. The peculiarity of her work is that she combines computer modeling of clothes with handmade work. She often uses 3D ...

Jacques Doucet (born February 19, 1853) was a French fashion designer of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. He was widely known as the creator of elegant dresses. He made gowns from translucent materials in pastel colors. Jacques`s style is characterized by pretentiousness and overloaded ...

Tony Ward fashion house shared the process of creating a wedding dress for singer Jane Zhang from China. The creation of this magnificent dress with a train took about 350 hours. Chinese brides know a lot about chic wedding dresses. Chinese women more often abandon traditional red wedding dresses ...

This year my vacation in Canberra coincided with three interesting exhibitions. I want to share with you my impressions. The first exhibition I am going to talk about is devoted to the wonderful outfits of Dressmaker film characters, shot in Australia in 2015 (shown in Russia in 2016). This film is ...

I liked this collection so much! ALL of it! Even the smallest details. I offer you, dear readers, to plunge into the world of ethnics and modernity, into the world full of mysterious sounds and phenomena, into the world of fire and wind, into the world of Dior fashion... 29 April 2019. Luxurious El ...

The 72nd Cannes Film Festival was held on the French Riviera: from May 14 to 25, the film celebrities and guests of the event pleased fans not only with the novelties of cinema, but also with their fashion looks. Stylists had to work hard, because many participants of the festival attended more than ...

To start with, the story is based on real events. I would like to begin with a banal question, who is a designer. This person is unique, creative, feeling the "smell of fashion", creating style and, now most importantly, the style in which you want to dress and enjoy. Almost everyone ...

We are used to the fact that the world of fashion is ruled by men with few exceptions. If we look at the East, the trend turns out to be a rule: cultural, religious and social pecularities of the Arab region almost completely exclude the possibility of success and recognition for women. That made my ...

The latest Paolo Sebastian Haute Couture autumn-winter 2018-19 embodied all the best features of aristocratic fashion. Paul Vasileff was inspired by the Russian ballet, The Nutcracker. Wonderful images, dear fabrics, light skirts and luxurious trimming — all of these immerses us in a ...

Every time, creating a new couture collection, designers are looking for new ideas. For Spring/Summer 2017 collection by Dior fashion house, which was presented in January 2017, creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri created patterns as a basis for embroidery. On one of the outfits patterns depict ...

I want to please you with some news from fashion world. We are all very busy with everyday life, crafts and, unfortunately, little time is left for reading interesting books, watching interesting movies or fashion shows... many do not have enough time.  From the article by Galina Kravchenko ...

Vietnamese designer Nguyen Cong Tri is a true haute couture philosopher. The designer graduated from the University of Arts in Ho Chi Minh City and became famous in 2000, winning the design competition in the category of "New Ideas". After that, he collaborated with Vietnamese celebrities ...