Haute Couture vs Pret-a-Porter

By Angel | October 23, 2007 4:13 am |
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History, Styles

Christian Dior pret-a-porter 2007 collection Celine pret-a-porter 2007 collection

Haute couture clothes are expensive and luxurious, in such dresses you will feel yourself like a Queen or one in a million girl. But, there is one more category – ready-to-wear clothes or more known to us as pret-a-porter clothing. More about them…

Modern fashion industry clothes can be divided into two main categories – “haute couture” and “ready-to-wear”. No doubts, couture fashion designers are very popular and are aimed only for extremely wealthy clients, moreover, in order to be able to produce “haute couture clothes” they have to get an official permission from the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture, it is based in Paris. Because of this agreement, designers have to show their collections twice a year and not less than 35 outfits in one collection. As a rule, these outfits are exposed in private salons.
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Stephen Jones. Biography, hats collections and news

By Angel | October 16, 2007 6:09 am |
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History, Styles

Stephen Jones summer hat party Stephen Jones summer hat party 2

Stephen Jones is a famous person in a hat industry and fashion. He can make a masterpiece from a hat, his hats are intriguing and very original. Always reflect the spirit of time.

Life of the designer used to be interesting and full of bold decisions. Have you ever heard about the legendary Blitz nightclub? Jones was its member, to tell the truth, a very significant member – he was always perfectly dressed and had an extraordinary hat on his head. Stephen was born in Cheshire, finished school in Liverpool and studied at St Martins. In 1980 he opened his first hat store in the middle of London’s Covent Garden.

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Introduction in Haute Couture

By Angel | October 11, 2007 2:29 am |
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History

Backstage of Haute Couture - Christian Dior fashion collection

Dear fashion-lovers, can you tell me truth: do you like fashion weeks and various fashion shows? The same with me. And, no doubts, you’ve heard such a notion as haute couture? But, do you really know what does it mean? Well, I guess not everybody, because most of my friends, have a vague idea, what it means. Now, we all have a perfect opportunity to get acquainted with it a little bit closer.

Luly Yang Haute Couture from a window case

So, to start with, let’s find out, what haute couture is.

Such a sophisticated phrase can be easily interpreted from French to English as HIGH FASHION. Actually, couture means to sew, to make clothes, to create things and haute is something that is elegant, excellent or high. Haute couture clothes are hand made by leading fashion houses. As a rule, each haute couture thing is made in a strict accordance with person shape and curves.
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Sexy Glam Appearance in Corset

By Angel | October 5, 2007 4:52 am |
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Clothes, History

Amazing colours of corset

A corset, tends to be a very popular thing to wear. It can be worn because of two reasons – medical or in order to obtain a desirable shape of your waist. Nowadays, corset can be just a decorative detail, fashionable trend (such corsets just possess the shape of a corset, but have nothing in common with it) but here we will talk about corsets, real corsets.
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Christian Lacroix Haute Couture

By Angel | October 4, 2007 4:46 am |
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Designers, History

Christian Lacroix is a famous fashion designer, that produces everything starting from clothes and ending with accessories and perfumes.

Christian Lacroix (date of birth – 16th of May 1951, place of birth – France and astrological sign – Taurus). Childhood of the future clothes design genius went in a rather exciting way, it was so multisided – the Camargue beaches, Gallo-Roman ruins and WWII bombings, various opera festivals, museums exhibitions, different books. He adored Oscar Wilde and the Beatles, to his beloved cities belonged: Venice and Barcelona. But, Christian studied at the University of Montpellier. Later he goes on with his studies and moves to Paris, he was aimed to become a museum curator.

 Christian Lacroix haute couture 2007 collection Christian Lacroix autumn 2007 collection

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Body Art Culture

By Angel | September 28, 2007 7:29 am |
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History

Masterpiece in body art

Body art – this art has a lot of supporters and opponents. To tell the truth, it can’t be called an art at all. Opponents tell that it is vulgar, ugly and even harmful. Supporters give their reasons, that for many centuries people have been decorating themselves, either with clothes or jewellery and tattoos, body paintings, plastic surgery and piercing is just another ways to make a person beautiful.

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Bad Boy of France Fashion World – Jean-Paul Gaultier

By Angel | September 24, 2007 5:18 am |
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Designers, History

Gaultier emblem

Jean-Paul Gaultier is a very popular French designer, no doubts, it stands in one row with Galliano, Dior, Lacroix and other designers, which really contributed in the development of a fashion world.

Jean-Paul Gaultier, collection 2008 Gaultier collection - spring 2007

It is amazing, but Jean-Paul didn’t get a special education, but he was really talented and adore clothes, so when he was young, he sent his drawings to famous couture stylists and good luck smiled him – in 1970 he became an assistant of Pierre Cardin. Jean-Paul was only 18 years old. But not everything was so smooth, the house was overstuffed and Jean was fired. It was a gloomy period, but he survived it and started working for Jacques Esterel fashion house. In 1974 he returned to Cardin and was immediately sent to Manila, there his works were highly popular. In 1975 – Gaultier came back to France and began saving money…
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John Galliano Fashion World. Story of a lucky boy

By Angel | September 21, 2007 7:16 am |
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Designers, History

bazaar picture from Galliano

John Galliano can be named as one of the most authoritative fashion designers of our time. John was born in Gibraltar in 1960, but he spent his childhood in London and has both his own label and is a chief designer of France’s haute couture flagship, Christian Dior, in Paris. Galliano is a provocateur, he is an inventor and a creator. His fashion shows are going everywhere, sometimes, I think, there is no place in the world, which Galliano can’t choose for his catwalk (let’s just remember the Opéra Garnier in Paris ).

John Galliano Haute Couture

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Rip Curl

By Angel | September 18, 2007 5:52 am |
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Clothes, Designers, History

 Rip Curl Header

To tell the truth, I have never heard about such a company and have never seen their clothes either. But this foreign country has changed my attitude to the world around and I decided to open new horizons. So, after making such a decision I found out more about the Rip Curl Company and for the first time thought, that it is all about traveller’s equipment, but than I realized, that they make clothes for active people to feel themselves comfortable. It goes without saying, that Rip Curl, first of all, is a sport clothes designing company, they are making surfing wetsuits for more than 30 years, has invented 2 new technologies for wetsuits producing: Elastomax and SlickSkin, also, they design very popular nowadays Mountainwear. But, nevertheless, I found something for myself…

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Hello from Sweden

By Angel | August 17, 2007 1:01 am |
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Designers, History

Vagabong logo and advertisement

Vagabond brand is a rather old and respective one. It was founded in the end of 60’s. To some of us it is impossible to remember this time, because we were born yet, but some people do remember it: demonstrations, rebellions and protests of students are among of it peculiar features. The Company was founded in Italy, there was a head office and collections were destined only to men. A lot of water has passed under the bridge…

In 1994 there were made significant changes in the Company, first of , its head office moved to Sweden, founded there a huge industry of shoes production, in this factory was produced each part of a shoe. Because of this Vagabond shoes used to be qualitative, pleasant-looking and fashionable.

Nowadays, Vagabond produces shoes for both sexes. This Company has its representative’s offices in more than 30 countries. Designers from Vagabond do not follow someone’s examples and rules; they create their own style, make shoes beautiful and comfortable. These shoes people can trust, they can rely on them in any weather in any situation. While making any pair, there must be met three main requirements: shape, quality and time of delivery. In this company nobody likes relaxing; everybody is keen on its job and tries to do it as good as possible. Everyday qualified stuff tries to expand the business of the Company and make it even more flourishing.

Gorgeous shoes from vagabondCute vagabond shoes

I got acquainted with Vagabond shoes 5 years ago, since then I am in love with these shoes. Yesterday I bought my 3 pair – they are adorable, fine-looking and extremely comfortable. I used to have problems with shoes, they were either too uncomfortable or of poor quality. But, these shoes are beyond any expectations. I like them very much and can’t imagine any trip without them!

Vagabond men shoes Roland patentwhiteVagabond grey men shoes



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