Everyone loves Haute Couture, its the ultimate in luxury fashion. Imagine having Karl Lagerfeld make a Chanel dress just for you? Its hard to imagine, but if you have the money, probably about $100,000, you can have it. I always dreamt of getting married in Haute Couture, who doesn’t, preferably Valentino, but for obvious reasons I had to settle for Valentino ready-to-wear. Anyway, its couture week in Paris, and who better to start off with than Christian Dior. The first couture show I ever saw was an Ungaro show, but later that day I also saw a Dior couture show. Dior puts on a real show, and the one I saw was the famous tramp collection that caused a lot of controversy, and only sold two pieces. But Galliano has grown up a lot since then, and in recent years his Dior couture collections have been magnificent. A good friend of mine works on the design team there, and although I have never been one to design fancy evening wear, I do envy that she gets to work with these beautiful fabrics and the incredible talents of the Dior Haute Couture atelier.

I Adore…

the sharp draping on this dress.

the perfect couture day suit, with beautiful drapes, floating fabrics, and intricate beading.

the beautiful olive satin and the statement drape falling down the front of this dress.

that this dress is so "couture" and there is so little of this nowadays.

that no factory in China will ever be able to copy this.

I Loathe…

that Galliano took the riding theme a bit too far in this collection.

the proportions on this outfit, which are not very flattering.

All images from Style.com.