If there were one thing I would love to do in life, it would be to sit
front row (with my mother, of course) at the couture shows in Paris. Just to
sit in the Grand Palais, in my favorite city in the WORLD. Totally.
Unimaginable. Over the last few days, Paris has undoubtedly been inundated with
celebrities, models, and fashion designers alike just to see what the famous
couture houses have come up with this season.
After going through hundreds of photographs of the shows, I picked out
some of my most coveted looks. The pieces that stood out the for the most part
came from Valentino, Elie Saab, Alexis Mabille, and Giambattista Valli (best for last, obviously!)
It’s hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to start somewhere, I
would start with Valentino. Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo
Piccioli, who stepped up when Mr. Valentino stepped down, the collection was
full of floral embellishments and garden-reminiscent pieces, with piping on
dresses and capes mimicking that of wrought iron gates. The models practically
floated down the runway. As usual, everything was delicate and feminine, as
their color palate featured whites, cream, pale pink, gray, and even some
black.
