Haute Couture often enables designers to turn our ‘Once upon a time…’ fantasies into a reality with their intricate details, stunning designs and a true fairy- tale creation, and this was defiantly the case at Elie Saab’s couture runway show. Her dresses were a throwback to 1920s Paris with a glitzy twist and modernized workmanship. The show title ‘Paris est une Fête’ reflected an ‘Artistic Paradise’ where people partied like royalty day and night, displaying dresses that were truly made to fit any princess. The collection featured a range of elegant and luxurious colours, including platinum, champagne, cool white, flesh pink, silver, aquamarine, peach and powdery baby boy, black and coral red. The dresses included a variety of materials such as tulle, silk, chiffon, satin, lace and organza and were exquisitely finished with embroidery, feathers, crystals, beads and sequins creating a selection of maxi and mini dresses with light and fluid movement. The influence for this collection dripped from every dress, inspired by French women such as Kiki de Montparnasse and Josephine Baker, who were well-known for embracing their nudity. Many of the dresses were sheer and deliberately decorated to reflect this, yet none of the show would be considered risqué or vulgar. The Show overall reflected a beautiful fairy-tale fantasy suitable for any royalty.
