The shows raise the question: Who is couture for? The house clients? The brands themselves? Or those of us watching at home?
If I had a penny for every time someone has commented “This isn’t couture!” whenever I’ve posted a haute couture show on Instagram, I’d be a very rich woman. Perhaps even rich enough to go sniffing around a haute couture salon, asking a vendeuse to start the hallowed process of procuring a one-off, made-only-pour-moi look from, say, Dior or Chanel.
But among the taffeta gowns, sheer negligee trailing dresses, and tinsel embellishment was a utilitarian ease. Evening skirts often came with giant cargo pockets.A parka with stiffened organza feathers on the hood was just one of the many practical outerwear options flooding the collection.Some guests might have been able to brave the cold outside in strappy dresses and bare legs, but let’s be real—we all need good coats, even if it is cocktail hour.
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