5th Jan - 7th Jan 2019 | London Fashion Week Mens |
London UK
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8th Jan - 11th Jan 2019 | Pitti Immagine Uomo | Florence, Italy |
19th Jan 24th Jan 2019 | Homme |
Paris, France
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21th Jan - 24th Jan 2019 | Paris Haute Couture |
Paris, France
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5th Feb - 7th Feb 2019 | New York Fashion Week Mens |
New York USA
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4th Feb - 14th Feb 2019 | New York Fashion Week NFW |
New York, USA
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15th Feb - 17th Feb 2019 | London Fashion Week |
London, UK
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19th Feb - 25th Feb 2019 | Milan Fashion Week |
Milan, Italy
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25th Feb - 5th Mar 2019 | Paris Fashion Week |
Paris, France
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11th Apr - 14th Apr 2019 | New York Bridal Fashion Week |
New York, USA
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6th May 2019 | Met Gala |
New York, USA
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Haute Couture is a celebration of ‘fashion as art’ in its truest form. Twice a year, designers gather together in Paris to display their incredible works, hand made garments that are intricately detailed and miraculously time consuming, promising to always be quite the spectacle.
This season, Alexis Mabille stepped up with his beautiful ensembles in celebration of the fashion atelier’s 10th anniversary. The Paris based designer paid homage to the female form with silhouette hugging pieces, cinched in at the waist to give the coveted hourglass figure, made up of a mixture of floor skimming gowns, jumpsuits and two pieces.
A clear floral theme graced the models, embroidered on sheer gowns, printed on dark, floating silks in bold reds and greens, and decorating two-pieces with power and purpose. Amongst the blooms, Mabille added a flirty aura with intricate lace reminiscent of lingerie, sultry bodices and corsets with seductive cross laced ribbon just oozing with sex appeal and femininity.
The models looked stunningly whimsical with feathered strings in their hair, giving the collection a magical feel in some ways, yet juxtaposing the tone with occasional sharp lines and bold colour splashes.
Above all, the expert pattern cutting was indeed, a cut above. Couture can be a place to explore the extremes and the sculptural capes and magnified bow from Mabille’s collection certainly demonstrated his ability to fit in with the ‘in crowd’.
Congratulations Alexis on hitting the milestone ten, here’s to ten more…
Written by Vicki Chagger