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Alexandre Vauthier Couture Spring 2009
It was the influence of Vauthier’s former mentor Thierry Mugler that showed in this collection, namely in the…
Valentino Couture Spring 2009
The clothes were impressive, lacking neither flourish nor couture-quality craftsmanship. But they could have…
Givenchy Couture Spring 2009
Riccardo Tisci married two artsy inspirations, the work of 19th-century painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and…
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Anne Valérie Hash Couture Spring 2009
Hash built her calm and collected black-and-white couture collection on the label’s classic best sellers: the…
Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Spring 2009
Sharp lines and rapturous curves — they comprise both calligraphy and couture. So perhaps it makes sense that…
Elie Saab Couture Spring 2009
Taking a step away from his typical glamour-puss style, Saab introduced a Japanese element to his couture…
Christian Lacroix Couture Spring 2009
Lovely though it was, his lineup lacked the sense of passion and otherworldliness that makes his best work…
Chanel Couture Spring 2009
When most people have a good idea, they put it down on paper. Karl Lagerfeld cuts it out of paper.
Avalon Vega Couture Spring 2009
Samuel François and Daniel Fumaz's heroines were as sweet as a bag of candies, with taffeta and organza…
Martin Margiela Artisanal Spring 2009
The conceptual Belgian transformed the commonest of materials — paper towels, shoelaces and plastic price-tag…
Cathy Pill Couture Spring 2009
Best known for her prints, Cathy Pill went cosmic with her ready-to-wear collection. The abstract, pixelated…
Giorgio Armani Privé Couture Spring 2009
The biggest problem was neither the politics of the message nor the absence of the kind of brooding romance…
Alexis Mabille Couture Spring 2009
Mabille is one of fashion’s brightest young lights, one with a strong understanding of French chic and a…
Felipe Oliveira Baptista Couture Spring 2009
Baptista continued his foray into sharp, architectural tailoring, this time using the idea of speed and…
Christian Dior Couture Spring 2009
Using a rich Vermeer palette, a stately "sittings posture" and gracefully flamboyant portrait chapeaux, John…