One thing you can guarantee with a Christian Dior haute couture show is that it will be proper haute couture. Nothing in this collection feels like a four thousand dress, it all feels like forty thousand dollar dresses (and more!), and that is exactly what we want with haute couture. The theme here is flowers, done quite literally, and beautifully.
Style.com mentions Irving Penn’s photographs of flowers as an influence in this collection, and rightly so. Flowers, by Irving Penn, is one of the most beautiful photography books in the world. I used to look at it all the time in the St Martins library, and I am now longing for a copy of my own. Like most of the things I seem to want, it is expensive, so I need to think twice before I spend $100 on a book. But I am considering it.
I love…
the puffiness and lightness of this skirt. And the dégradé from black to white..
a stunning floral print and the feeling of petals on the hem of the skirt.
the way the heavy fabric drapes and pleats on this dress, and the light orange flowers creeping out from between the panels.
a beautifully literal flower dress.
the sharp black silhouette and the delicate, overflowing chiffon petals.
the beautiful red to purple dégradé on this gown. This is a proper ballgown.
I loathe…
the colour of this dress, too garish for the dramatic shape.
All images from Style.com.
Read the rest of my Haute Couture Fall 2010 reviews here.
