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The Best of Paris Couture Week 2012

Thursday 2 February 2012

Paris Couture week has come and gone but not without its many controversies, drama and eccentricities. From the very best, to the outrageous... from the gown that needed two men to lift, to Jean Paul Gaultier's homage to Amy Winehouse. Paris Couture week had its fill... highlights below...


Former supermodel Yasmin Le Bon, wore a 50kgs (100 pounds) red dress by Stephane Rolland, and needed two assistants to help lift the gown down the catwalk.


Also another veteran model who took to the catwalk was, Jerry Hall walking for Swiss designer Jean-Luc Amsler.
Jerry Hall walking in the Jean Luc Amsler Haute Couture Show

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, took guests away from earth as they took their seats aboard a makeshift space shuttle inside the Grand Palais.
Chanel Spring 2012 Couture


Chanel Spring 2012 Couture


Jean Paul Gaultier paid tribute to Amy Winehouse, by using her as the muse for his latest collection to mark the six-month anniversary of her death. *According to Grazia magazine, Amy Winehouse’s father has called it 
offensive. He tweeted his dissaproval, saying ''it’s in bad taste."


 Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012 Couture

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012 Couture

Versace also returned to the Paris Couture week with a bang after an eight-years hiatus.
Versace Spring 2012 Couture
Versace Spring 2012 Couture

Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy showed great craftsmanship, with looks shown in three different rooms of a Parisian hotel. His inspirations were from Metropolis the 1927 Fritz Lang movie, and 1924 Russian movie 
Aelita: Queen of Mars.
Givenchy Spring 2012 Couture


Givenchy Spring 2012 Couture


For Valentino, Marie Antoinette was Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri's inspiration.
Valentino Spring 2012 Couture


Valentino Spring 2012 Couture

Finally, France’s most famous call girl, Zahia Dehar, presented her debut couture lingerie collection, bringing a  close to the Paris Couture Week.  
French Escort Zahia Dehar's Lingerie Collection




Looking forward to the best of New York Fashion Week... 
xx.L

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