Video: Karl Lagerfeld Discusses Chanel's Spring 2011 Couture Collection

Lagerfeld Sets Chanel's Spring Haute Couture Show In Enchanted ForestAlmost nothing excites us quite as much as a runway show with Karl Lagerfeld at the helms, and his Chanel Spring 2013 show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week was dream-like, to say the least. Karl turned the City of Light's Grand Palais into an enchanted forest for the fashion spectacle and...

Zuhair Murad Spring 2011 CoutureZuhair Murad's Spring 2011 Couture was a delightfully opulent collection of stunning evening wear. The collection started off with models looking like goddesses as they glided down the runway in white gowns accented with gold embroidered details. We also saw beautifully embroidered black...

Fashion | Armani Privé Spring 2011 couture collectionTo say Giorgio Armani's Spring 2011 couture collection for Armani Prive was shiny would be the understatement of the year. The king of Milan presented a futuristic yet oddly vintage collection that was heavy on high shine, jewel tones and 80s and 70s influence (including whispers of Pierre...

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Givenchy- Spring 2011 Couture-Techno Viking The Spring 2011 Couture collection was only 10 looks long, but each one was a smash hit! With embroidery and detail work that took as long as 4,000 hours, Givenchy is setting a new standard of couture. I guess this is when creative meets OCD, which I totally love ! I'm especially loving the...

Celebrity Versus Runway: Diane Kruger vs. Snejana Onopka (Chanel Spring 2011 Couture)Diane Kruger attended the 2011 Sidaction Gala Dinner today in Paris, France. The Chanel Spring 2011 Couture collection was presented on Tuesday and Diane is the first celebrity to wear a dress from the new collection. Diane looked super gorgeous and elegant wearing an off shouldered light...

Celebrity Versus Runway: Uma Thurman vs. Mirte Maas (Valentino Spring 2011 Couture) Uma looked great wearing a rich red pleated long dress with spaghetti straps from the Valentino Spring 2011 Couture collection. Uma paired her dress with black sandals and a slightly messy hair style. This is Uma's second time wearing the same dress. She wore the dress before while out...

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 CoutureModels Andrej Pejic + Farida Khelfa + Milagros Schmoll + Karolina Kurkova + Sigrid Agren + Yulia Kharlaponova +Hana Ben Abdesslem + Jac + Julia Schoenberg + Kim Noorda + Kristina Salinovic + Georgina Stojilkovic + Lindsey Wixson + Julia Saner + Frida Gustavsson + Alana Zimmer + Joan Smalls +...

Jean Paul Gaultier Chooses Androgynous Male Model Andrej Pejic As His Spring 2011 Couture Bride>> Despite the fact that his Spring 2011 couture show was inspired by the English punk rock movement and the French can can, Jean Paul Gaultier didn't play any musical soundtrack. Instead, the models paraded in their mohawks and their individual outfits — named things like "The Clash," "Belle...

Fashion | Alexandre Vauthier Spring 2011 couture collection For his Spring 2011 couture line Vauthier tapped into the 70s' ever-flowing spring of inspiration to produce a collection that would look right at home on the back of Diana Ross or Beverly Johnson. While there is still room for growth I love absolutely the sumptuous furs, the fish scale...

Chanel Spring 2011 CoutureModels Stella Tennant + Jacquelyn Jablonski + Julia Nobis + Daphne Groeneveld + Hana Ben Abdesslem + Svea Kloosterhof + Anja Rubik + Barbara Palvin + Julia Johansen + Melissa Tammerijn + Shu Pei Qin + Lindsey Wixson + Sigrid Agren + Maud Welzen + Jac + Frida Gustavsson + Karmen Pedaru +...

Li Bing Bing In Georges Chakra Spring 2011 CoutureIf the L'Oreal memo said 'Big Couture Gown Night', everyone got the message. Li Bing Bing (no relation to Fan) wore a Georges Chakra Spring 2011 Couture gown on the red carpet for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival "The Artist" Premiere this evening. I always thought this gown had a Princess...

Fashion Shows: Armani Prive Goes Sci-Fi for Spring 2011 Couture– Literally! Spring 2011 Couture went all Sci-Fi, from the robot shaped dresses to the metallic fabric choice, and do not forget about the UFO's hats every model rocked down the runway. Despite the fact that we might never see any of this garments EVER in the real world, it's definitely a transition from...

Alexis Mabille Spring 2011 CoutureAlexis Mabille chose to show his Spring 2011 Couture collection in Musée Bourdelle where the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle made white plaster scale models as practice runs for his immense sculptures. It only makes sense as mirror imaging was the theme of Mabille's show. Each outfit was shown in...

Fashion | Chanel Spring 2011 couture collection Lagerfeld did away with sky-high heels and opted for covetable black flats with clear ankle straps. For me the standout pieces of the collection were the tweed jacket worn by Freja Beha Erichsen that appeared to have black veins sprawling down from the shoulders, the black and gunmetal...

Karl Lagerfeld x Chanel – The Tale of a FairyChanel with the models Amanda Harlech, Kristen McMenamy, Freja Beha, Bianca Balti, Baptiste Giabiconi, Brad Koening, Jake Davies, Mark Vanderloo, Oriol Elcacho, Sebastien Jondeau, Seth Kuhlmannand the french actress Anna Mouglalis.This isThe Tale of a Fairy. Versione italiana dopo il...

Armani Privé Spring 2011 CoutureSPRING 2011 COUTURE: Armani Privé. Hair by Oribe. The look for Armani Privé was about controlling the hair and mirroring the shape of the head. Because the models wore sleek Philip Treacy hats, Oribe wanted to keep the hair as tight as possible. "Before I went to Paris, I knew the new...

Fashion | Elie Saab Spring 2011 couture collection The pleats, drapes and folds evoked a Greek goddess-in-training and the spring floral print was young and fresh. But despite all the texture and detail there was something about the collection that left me wanting more, something incongruous, half-thought out that I've been unable to put...

Armani Privé Spring 2011 CoutureSpace-age meets Gaga meets Couture was what walked off the runway at the Armani Privé Spring 2011 Couture show. Designer, Giorgio Armani said he was inspired by the 'gleam of gemstones'. His inspiration gleamed through as models walked out in shimmering outfits that slinked in just the right...

Fashion Shows: Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2011 CoutureSpring 2011 couture show for Jean Paul Gaultier, was inspired by the English punk rock movement and the French can can, but there was no musical soundtrack. The models paraded in their mohawks and their individual outfits–with names like "The Clash," "BElle Epoque," "Anarchy in the UK," and...

Spring 2011 Couture show: Elie SaabThe Spring 2011 Couture shows have been great so far, my favorite was Elie Saab. "...what today's show really evoked was the up-to-the-neck missy-ness of Norma Shearer, an Oscar winner from centuries ago. One long tulle and organza gown, piled with flowers at the shoulder and tied with...

Video: Karl Lagerfeld Admits He's Late All the Time and Prepares for the Spring 2011 Haute Couture ShowTweet In this video Chanel's legendary designer, der Kaiser himself, Karl Largerfeld explains his view of luxury to Telegraph‘s Hilary Alexander and the preparations he is taking for Chanel's Spring 2011 Haute Couture show. To Karl the top of Luxury is "doing the best you can do in the best...

Givenchy Spring 2011 Couture | Paris Haute Couture - Givenchy's Spring 2011 Couture is Japanese inspiredGivenchy's spring 2011 couture showing gives way to another presentation this season with ten looks by designer Riccardo Tisci. Unique to the showing was a cast of all Asian models including Shu Pei, Ming Xi, Tao Okamoto, Hye Rim Park, Fei Fei Sun, Liu Wen, Jiang Xiao Yi, Ai Tominaga, So Young...

Paris Haute Couture: Chanel's Simply Chic Spring 2011 Couture Collectionsummer haute couture collection was inspired by Blake Lively... the label's new spokesmodel. The show opened with model's sporting Chanel tweed jackets which were worn over chiffon skirts which were worn over skinny trousers while lavishly embroidered tops and chiffon ruffled evening gowns...

Valentino Spring 2011 CoutureModels Freja Beha Erichsen + Jac + Caroline Brasch Nielsen + Daphne Groeneveld + Jenny Sinkaberg + Hanne Gaby Odiele + Sigrid Agren + Roberta Narciso + Maud Welzen + Kamila Filipcikova + Anna Selezneva + Gwen Loos + Dorothea Barth Jorgensen + Siri Tollerød + Ruby Aldridge + Julia Saner...

Fashion | Christian Dior Spring 2011 couture collectionJohn Galliano's Spring 2011 couture collection for Christian Dior was an interesting mix of tulle, dégradé, feathers and painterly strokes of beading inspired by the work of illustrator Rene Gruau. Monsieur Galliano began the show with a smouldering Karlie Kloss in a deep red ombre jacket...

Fashion | Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 couture collectionAt first glance the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2011 couture collection looks like a frenetic, schizophrenic potpourri of looks, styles and themes. However, a second viewing shows a career that includes skillfully re-imagined classics. While "punk couture" has been thrown around there are...

Fashion | Valentino Spring 2011 couture collectionIt seems that youthful femininity and airy lightness are emerging themes this season and Valentino co-designers Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri have tapped into that trend via a virginal Spring 2011 couture collection that was full of pale, blush tones, fluttering butterflies and...

Paris Haute Couture: Jean Paul Gaultier's CanCan Punk Spring 2011 Couture CollectionFashion's perennial enfant terrible Jean Paul Gaultier brought his spring 2011 couture pieces to the Paris runway on Wednesday afternoon. The collection the designer dubbed "CanCan Punk" featured faux-hawked models walking the runway wearing the punk/CanCan/couture threads while Catherine...

Alexis Mabille Spring 2011 Couture CollectionSome white wedding gown inspiration from the runway of Alexis Mabille Spring 2011 couture collection. Lots of clean and crisp looks here with feminine floral touches. Glamourous sheath worn with lace-up opera-length gloves. Long sleeve gown with bow accent. Pretty lace caftan mini dress...