Elie Saab HC S/S 06 Paris

[Mr. Fabulous]

wait is that Mariacarla blond???????

btw, awesome collection, loved it.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

ya, was at the show, barely recognized her. the collectionwas awesom..the fabric was amazing in all the dresses..

 

[CharlottefromCA]

I expect to see a lot of these dresses at the Oscars..

 

[Foxie-Pooh]

There are some very beautiful dresses in this collection, especially the black lace and the green puff dress on Ai

 

[Djavanjmiles]

wait is that Mariacarla blond???????

btw, awesome collection, loved it.

I don't like her with blond it washes her out and she doesn't have that spark like she always does in the shows and she kinda looks like she sad. I think the darker hair allows her to show her personality more.

 

[Faith Akiyama]

Oh my goodness, another beautiful collection

 

[fouroclock]

To put in one word: SCORE

I expect to see a lot of these dresses at the Oscars..

I agree. This is perfect for the Oscars. Elie Saab can put flowers on dresses without looking juvenlie. Amen! Such individuality. Such greatness.

 

[eternitygoddess]

I love Elie Saab but I don't think this collection was as strong as his other ones. There was a little too much embellishment and they were in the wrong places. I mean those bows were weird! He needs to tone down the sequins before his designs start to become ostentanious.

Over all it's a solid collection but Elie has proved to be capable of much more.

 

[peacelover142002]

collection is up at style.com:

review:

PARIS, janvier 25, 2006 – You have to watch an awful lot of Elie Saab to get to the good bits. Forty-six or so dresses into the show, the best finally arrived: a dramatic black strapless gown made of circles of lace edged with tulle ruffles that was cut close to the body and broke into a swirl below the knee. It was vaguely Spanish, a tinge Edwardian, and had the slender, attenuated silhouette that also appeared at Chanel and Lacroix. Yes, it was on trend, but it would be a gorgeous dress in any season, and one that could confer mystique upon a clever woman who booked it for her Oscar appearance. The fact that few would be able to place its origin would only add to its attraction.

To be fair, there was a clutch of other dresses in the nude-and-silver-sequin section that could turn heads for the right reasons. But those almost passed unnoticed amid the overlong parade of white-lace-and-crystal cocktail numbers, hobbling sheaths, shot-taffeta gowns, and Lurex goddess dresses. A few looks, including some with very peculiar stiff bust protrusions, one of which stuck out at a sharp angle 12 inches to the left, were wince-making. Many more, however, were simply near misses, spoiled by just one detail too far.

Ultimately, there's nothing wrong with Saab's show that a stiff edit and a pair of scissors wouldn't improve. If he'd take a red pencil to his long, apparently randomly planned running order, and snipped off, say, the dangling ribbon and beads that interfered with a perfectly decent black lace cocktail dress, he'd be getting somewhere.

– Sarah Mower

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[cookies3939]

Very glamorous.

Better than the last season.

 

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