Haute Couture Spring 2012: Elie Saab, Valentino, Alexis Mabille and Giambattista Valli

Elie Saab

With a rainbow of pastel sorbet shades of pink, peach, yellow, mint green, and baby blue, there was a light-as-air feel to Elie Saab's collection, which I am sure we will be seeing on the red carpet:











Valentino

The designers at Valentino also sought a 'deep lightness' to their collection, with diaphanous volume beautifully exemplified in dresses with up to five layers of lace and organza.







Alexis Mabille

Even though the overall effect of the show was striking due to the headdresses and painted faces, I must admit I was mostly disappointed with this collection, with the exception of the two dresses below.



Giambattista Valli

I wasn't, however, disappointed with this gorgeous collection by Giambattista Valli, who aimed to show the A, B, C's of couture, which he did to a T:










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Haute Couture Spring 2012 - Chanel and Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Having been brought up on a healthy diet of 1950's and 1960's movies, I have always loved the glamorous 'New Look' silhouette. There was barely a 'look' I did not like at Bill Gayten's Haute Couture collection for Dior, and the pictures below do not do it justice, as there is further beauty in the incredible details:












Chanel

For years I said my favourite colour was blue. Now I'm not so sure, as I love so many! But I do love blue...Karl Lagerfeld offered in his Haute Couture collection 150 different shades of blue, in beautifully elegant silhouettes, some of which were reminiscent of 'homie boys', as the designer describes it: the designer said, "like boys whose jeans are slipping off. But somehow, elegantly so?














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Prada Spring/Summer 2012 Campaign Video

Loved this!