Paris Haute Couture Week: The front row gang so far
Alexa Chung
Went for her trademark tux look at Chanel News Pictures/WENN.com
Went for her trademark tux look at Chanel News Pictures/WENN.com
Giorgio Armani’s couture woman this season is dark and regal, dressed in black, red, purple and chartreuse with a hint of metallic. Her shoulders are big, her waist defined, and her fabrics risky – think leather and lace with heavy silk thrown in for good measure. The silhouette is reminiscent of the 80s doing the 40s. It’s sharp and sleek, with most skirts hitting just below the knee and jackets fastening tightly at the natural waist. Evening gowns, as usual, are showstoppers, from a red one-shouldered number to plenty of opulent lace-trimmed black numbers that’ll give Oscar attendees plenty to choose from.
[Via Catwalk Queen]

From Catwalk Queen:The Telegraph’s unstoppable Hilary Alexander called it “everything the well-dressed and well-heeled wealthy woman of today could conceivably want in her wardrobe,” and we are obliged to agree. What John Galliano is doing with see-through skirts this week, is what Giorgio Armani is doing with tailoring and bow ties. His sharp autumn/winter couture 2008-9 collection, was a walk down memory lane for Armani’s history of silhouettes.
Beautiful tailoring came in carefully molded suits and elegantly draped evening gowns at the Giorgio Armani Prive haute couture show on Monday. The gowns really stole the show with beautiful lines, fan pleating, and subtle details we’re just itching to see on the red carpet. The dresses were traditionally romantic and feminine, while the suiting acheived the same affect in a more modern way. Jackets were molded onto the body and skirts expanded on the volume we saw at Dior in a more subtle, geometric way.
Many more pictures after the jump.
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