7666 hours to complete a dress: Chinese haute couture designer presented her latest collection

Chinese Haute Couture Designer Guo Pei’s Legend of The Dragon Fashion Show and Chinese Bride Couture Exhibition China’s Haute Couture designer Guo Pei, called China’s most extravagant couturier, released her latest fashion creations in a moving art theater performance show called Dragon’s Story Beijing. It was her first fashion presentation in more than two years. … Read more

Aurora haute couture dress with LEDs technology

CuteCircuit designed an exclusive spectacular haute couture dress with LEDs technology inspired by the lights of Aurora Borealis – the Roman goddess who announces every morning the arrival of the sun. Designed for an opera performance hosted by Breitling, the Aurora Dress is adorned with hundreds of Svarovski crystals and is made with silk taffeta … Read more

Madonna and Givenchy at Superbowl

Madonna triumphs  at 2012 Superbowl in Givenchy Costumes The fashionistas were more than happy to discover at the Superbowl 2012 3 haute couture costumes designed for Madonna by Riccardo Tisci. During the halftime of the game between the Giants and the Patriots, the queen of pop (52 years) offered a show worthy of her best. … Read more

Gourmandise haute couture at Café Ephémère Paco Rabanne by Hédiard

Part of the event “Vision Couture“, Printemps Café invites you to discover the Café Ephémère Paco Rabanne by Hédiard, an astonishing place that will open from the end of January 2012 (Printemps de la Mode, niveau -1), until the Paris Fashion Week in March (25 January -24 March 2012). The pop-up café at Printemps combines … Read more

Nestle’s ‘haute couture’ of the chocolate world

Nestle launches bespoke luxury chocolate bonbons In a move signaling the growing trend towards personalized sweets (look at previous products made by Chocri, Chocomize, M&M), chocolate giant Nestlé has created a brand of luxury, bespoke chocolates that cater to consumers’ individual tastes and delivers the customized box within 48 hours. Nestlé is billing its latest … Read more

Women from the Middle East have become the world’s biggest buyers of high fashion

Out of public eye, Arab women power haute couture The trend may surprise given that many Arab women, particularly in the Gulf region, are traditionally kept under wraps. But their social calendar, which usually consists of 15-20 weddings a year and private parties every month, creates much bigger demand for couture than the occasional charity … Read more