Azzedine Alaïa Haute Couture F/W 11.12 Paris

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

there were 40 looks... where are the rest?
i cannot get over how exquisite the coats are. the
construction is immaculate

 

[Kayote]

Totally agree with Travofashionisto!

Surprisingly I like it. A lot. Those maroon pieces (overcoat & dress) are awesome. The very last pic dress is stunning combination of silver and black and the balance is to be marvelled at.

Impressed!

 

[D A N A]

I love the finale gown! How much would that dress cost? Tried to find out online but Azzedine Alaia has no website or boutiques? weird..

 

[Vladita]

^ My guess would be at least $40,000.

 

[D A N A]

^ *Jaw drops*
That is such a beautiful dress I'd love to see it on the red carpet!
Anyone know where I could get the information?

 

[Kayote]

DANA,

Chances are its quantity has already been snagged and as Vladita mentioned, its going to be rediculously priced anyways.

 

[liberty33r1b]

^^please don't forget to post some pics in case you manage to snap it up....

 

[myran]

Saying that it's "semi-couture" is never acceptable since Paris has a strict governing body, Chambre Syndicale, for HC shows and they have set of rules. Specifically in Paris, you can't just create a collection and say it's semi couture. HC should be HC and with Alaia's caliber, I don't think he'll present a collection and say it's a semi couture show.

That's exactly what he did. If you read the interview on WWD, Alaia said that he'd be presenting a collection of semi-couture items. What exactly that entails, I'm not sure, but clearly the designer himself doesn't think of this as HC in its truest form.

 

[educo]

Seems like his anger got the best of him by the looks of this. That said, it does not take away from his technical mastery.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

apparently the full collection is on fashionmag but i cannot see to find it... would someone mind me linking me to it, or posting the image please

 

[JohannesL]

Despite those silhouettes having been recycled for many times, the precision of cut and fit is what the current CD should learn about for the brand.

 

[lookatme]

Looking back, it’s really a beautiful collection. The styling, casting and presentation is very of the time (those booties…), but the clothes themselves are wonderful. I see a lot of 1930’s/1940’s Adrian references, which I always love.

Nothing will top his Spring 2003 Couture collection, though.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Parts of this offering doesn’t work, like the weird pocket/waist details and some of the too-heavy fabrics. But overall, the more modest silhouettes of a floor-length tiered gown, and a fitted jacket with matching knee-length skirt are just straightup, timeless ladylike dressing, shows his evolution from the playful, coquettish silhouettes that he’s often pigeon-holed by, into a masterclass dressmaker who had matured with his loyal clientele. One of those full knee-length skirts and fitted jacket combos worn with a sharp, defined classic pump with the hair pulled back into a chignon would look as fresh today as it did in 2012-- or 1956.

The disciplined, poised, ladylike silhouettes of the late-1950s will forever be revisited time and time again long after we’re gone. And that’s a reassuring thought in these fashion days when the absolutely dismal, unskilled, and creatively-bankrupt likes of Karoline Vitto/Jawara Alleyne/Ashley Williams are allowed representation.

 

[Lola701]

I would die to have the velvet minidress with Mongolian lamb trims! It’s FABULOUS!
I hate myself for not trying to buy it then…