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Tuesday

Couture in The Ritz


Kate Moss in the bathroom of the Coco Chanel suite in a sugary sweet Balenciaga shift and cape.

Vogue's fashion shoots are some of the most fantastical and magical around. No expenses spared, the extravagant haute couture and jewels make these shoots a treat for the eye and the perfect way to lift your lagging spirits on a dreary weekday.

The latest Vogue shoot to catch my eye, and keep it, is this amazing Tim Walker shoot. Kate Moss frolicking around The Ritz in Paris, one last time before the iconic hotel undergoes a renovation, as styled by the fabulous Grace Coddington. The hotel is one of fashion's favourites and, as these shots show beautifully, it is a stunning building, the ultimate in luxury and refinement.

Kate is captured in a variety of glamourous poses, reclining in McQueen and standing majestically in romantic Dior, around the hotel from the decadent Hemingway bar (where Kate cites her favourite tipple as the French 76, a little vodka, sugar and lemon juice topped up with champagne, which the head bartender recreated on her wedding day) to the famed Coco Chanel suite.

The shots really are magical and are the perfect way to escape as you sit in your leggings gorging on easter eggs! That's what i'll be doing certainly! Maybe one day i'll be lucky enough to feel the breath of haute couture on my skin, but until then I can close my eyes and pretend i'm Kate!



Kate Moss in a grecian cerise Giambattista Valli couture gown


Kate Moss reclining in a frothy sky blue gown by Sarah Burton at McQueen

Kate Moss looking majestic in the finale dress from the Dior Haute Couture show

Kate Moss in the Hemingway bar wearing Alexis Mabille

Kate Moss in a girly heaven of Chanel boxes wearing Chanel Haute Couture, of course!

A magical, beautifully composed Marie Antoinette-esque shot wearing Valentino.

Nicolas Duschamp, a bellhop, balances a Roger Vivier feathered pump above his cap.

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(Images from Vogue)

The Week of Fashion Fantasy

by Shona Wallace, @SWfashion_


Haute Couture is undoubtedly one of the fashion industry's most exciting and fantastical aspects. While RTW is often dreamy and covetable, nothing quite beats the undeniable spectacle of Couture fashion week in Paris. I dream and dream of one day being invited to a couture show (Givenchy, if i'm being picky, but i'll take Chanel...) and mingling with the truly rich and the truly fabulous of fashion's elite. 

Every garment is a product of hours of detailed design and meticulous craftsmanship, and is destined to be worn, or displayed, as an art form. Haute Couture is just the perfect example of how fashion isn't just about skinny girls and clothes, it's so much more than that- it really is art and, ultimately, a form of escapism. 

The first show of note would be Versace. Versace is undeniably back with a bang, tackling the economic gloom full throttle with the classic Versace aesthetic of heavy gold and dazzling jewel tones. Versace H&M increased the youth awareness of the brand, that last saw such exposure in the 1980s, and now it is one of the most coveted brands around. I expect to see the tutti-frutti H&M collection all over the place! This modern lift of Versace, also helped by Christopher Kane's genius input at Versus, has reached it's peak this Couture fashion week with the first Versace Haute Couture collection in eight years- and what a show.

Enjoy!

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