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Valentino Couture| Fall 2014

Valentino’s show transported us back into ancient times. Think Roman Empire, sun kissed skin and lush hair. The quaint setting of tall green hedges almost made it seem dreamy and raw. I’ve never felt so impressed by a designers ability to allude a certain era in their clothing and synchronise it so well with the makeup and hair. The leather paired with wool gave a very striking stoic appeal to the dresses. There were hues of nude, and warmer tones of yellow and teal. The colours all appeared very organic and it is very characteristic of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. But the shape of the dresses were distinctively of ancient Rome. The leather strapping of the shoes were thin allowing the dresses to appear delicate and romantic.

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Elie Saab Couture| Fall 2014

Elie Saab couture fall 2014 was a cleverly executed show, the first gown was a pristine almost snow flake like dress, simple but delicate. Slowly each dress that flooded out onto the runway was reminiscent of the previous one. To my surprise… I realised Elie Saab was trying to imitate the Ombre trend. The gist of the show was something along the lines of from dawn to evening. The dresses went from a  snow flake white dress to a blue, pink, red, deep purple then finally black. It was not much different from Elie Saab’s Spring 2013 show but the closing bridal gown was absolutely breathtaking! The dress was embellished with pearls and it looked so grande with the bridal train giving it the extra volume.

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Images courtesy of Elie Saab couture
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Images courtesy of Elie Saab couture
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… and the bridal gown that closed the show