Fashion Porn

Courtesy of the Christian Dior couture show: January 24th, 2011

Location: Musée Rodin, Paris


Don't question it, just enjoy it.....



All photos Zimbio.com

JPG Fall 2010 Couture: Dita Von Teese's Runway Bit (s)

Dita Von Teese closed the JPG Couture show the other day, wearing nothing more than a sequins-covered string and a very fitted girdle. And we all loved it, admit it!  Even though it looked extremely painful.

But, that's fashion....

She started down the runway, draped in basic black....

Her waist is insanely Scarlet O'Hara-esque!

Sexy Skeletor

Ok, so this 'outfit' is OTT but the #1 question on my mind is; why is she wearing Christian Louboutin's to a JPG show?  A fashion faux-pas, n'est pas?

Nice ass, though.



Sher @ FA

all photos Zimbio.com

Armani Privé, Fall 2010: Up Close & Personal

Because when you're this good, details matter.

The Clothes

The Accessories

The Shoes

All photos Zimbio.com & Style.com

Valentino Go 'Bye, Bye'

Let’s face it, fashion lovers; sometimes couture isn’t exactly wearable. Many designs are over-the-top and are more theatrical than anything. And the price? That’s another story.

Couture is the designer's way of selling us the dream. Unfortunately, many of us can’t afford to buy that dream but many of us can certainly own a piece of the dream like a belt or a scarf.
Basically, couture is created to influence the RTW lines—this is what makes the fashion houses money. Well, RTW & accessories and all the other licensed products like fragrance, sunglasses etc.
It’s also created for the women (very few) in the world that can actually afford couture. I’m sure the client list is very small.
That being said, Valentino was one of those couture designers that not only sold us the dream, he created pieces that were wearable—every piece was wearable. This is rare for couture and he did it every season for about 50 yrs.
He was quite the designer—we’re still going gaga over him since watching his fantastic documentary, ‘Valentino: The Last Emperor’
If you love fashion you need to see this film.


So, like any fashion-obsessed blogger, Fashion Autopsy was quite intrigued to see the Valentino 2010 Spring Couture line because of all the negative comments coming out of Paris post show.
‘How bad could it be?’ we thought.
Well, it’s bad. Especially when you compare it to Valentino Garavani’s last Spring Couture show in 2008.

See for yourself:

Valentino 2008 Spring Couture

Valentino Spring 2010 Couture

Hideous

Most of the pieces are so bad, we don't even know what to say. 

Today, the media is all buzzing about the latest comment from Valentino's BF & business partner, Giancarlo Giametti. Aparently, he didn't like the Spring 2010 Couture line and didn't have a problem saying so--on Facebook:

"[H]e was “not sad … just surprised. … We have always supported the new designers and we love them, but this time we have to distance ourselves from this ridiculous circus.”


Giammetti concluded (to WWD) both he and Garavani “are always supportive of the designers of Valentino, even if we don’t approve of their effort to be cool at all costs. But we will always be [supportive] of them.” The house of Valentino declined to comment.

He's being too nice but I guess he has to since it's his partner's name that's being dragged through the fabulous mud of Paris Couture.

Here are the two responsible for this disaster:

Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri

They're fucked.

Lacroix, Sweetie....Lacroix!

We're feeling all nostalgic today as the world of Couture has gone on but has left one of the greats in the dust.

Like Eddy & Patsy, we're crying into our glasses of wine or whatever we can get our hands on.  :(

This time last year, Christian Lacroix showed his very last Spring Couture line. 

We're all sad but let's look back at that Spring 2009 Couture show....maybe a trip down memory lane will help us forgive the fashion world.  Sigh.

Christian Lacroix
Spring 2009 Couture
Location: The Pompidou Centre, Paris

Most of these trends are just starting to get hot for Spring 2010. Couture is always the leader.

Bows, bows and more bows.....

Polka Dots......

Stripes/Nautical look...

He'll be missed.  However, in the time that we're living in, how much is Couture really needed?
Sure, it's wonderful to sit and watch the shows and critique each and every thread but designers don't get paid for that.  They get paid by selling their creations.
The big question in the Couture world is: Who's buying?