Valentino Haute Couture F/W 10.11

Ajak

Karlie Kloss

"The collection that the designers, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, served up was airy and based essentially on an ultrashort trapeze dress (or coat) in organza, gazar or wool crepe. Bows and flounces were added to the shape. All in all, the models, their hair in dome-shaped buns and wearing mules with more bows or tiny flowers on the tips, looked like wisps that might blow away. The designers like fragility, though it obviously flatters only certain bodies." via{nymag}

Elie Saab Haute Couture F.W 10.11

Karolina Kurkova

Liu Wen

This gave rise to “goddess” gowns in fiery red, hand-embroidered with hundreds of thousands of beads and crystals, and flame-printed chiffon ball-dresses with “wings” of fabric which floated behind the models.

Red silk tulle and chiffon fashioned intricately-draped and swathed gowns with a single, crystal-and-pearl beaded sleeve. Red ostrich feathers were “woven” into sequin-strewn angora for fitted dresses and suits, belted in ruby velvet. via{telegraph}