Quite what thought process did Elie Saab go through in choosing to stage an all-white Couture show in the selfsame former Rue Cambon bank where Karl Lagerfeld put on his amazingly lyrical al

There was no misunderstanding the opening, at least: the MGM signature tune and Lara Stone strutting petulantly in a leather trenchcoat, beehive, and giant pout—it was Bardot to a T! J

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino`s former accessory designers, had a hard entry into the haute milieu of couture last season. Though anointed by the approval of their f

Whether he`s designing ready-to-wear or couture, Riccardo Tisci veers between strict-chic and otherworldly, goddesslike creatures called up from imagined lands. This season, ideas about Moro

It was one of the most poignant and emotionally fraught haute couture shows ever: a collection produced on a shoestring at the last minute, and only made possible by the collective will and

The pantsuit—recast with a drapey new glamour—is staging a subtle comeback at Paris couture, and if anyone`s looking for a made-to-measure version, Giorgio Armani is the man with

If anyone ever pondered the question of how a Dior couture show would play minus the smoke, mirrors, deafening music, extravagant sets, and locations—and haven`t we all?—now we k

Alexis Mabille is the young contender at Paris couture—a new talent with a romantic touch, a French sensibility, plenty of skill at his fingertips, and a refreshing way of thinking abo