Today, haute couture fashion shows take place twice a ... During the Second French Empire from 1852 to 1870, elaborate costume balls were all the rage — and paintings shown in the Petit Palais ...

Maria Grazia Chiuri's nighttime display was rich with cinematic references, and carried its own cliffhanger ending.

Until this past July, Kévin Gemanier’s outre glamourous upcycled designs were mainly known to fashion insiders and the clients they attract. When he was tapped to outfit over 100 dancers for ...

His designs helped make fashion an art form, freeing women’s bodies from corsets with fantastical garments such as harem ...

Gowns with the flair of theater costumes (a distinct departure from his ready-to-wear garments) turned haute couture into an escape from reality. At Robert Wun, on the other hand, each silhouette ...

As for "Heavenly Bodies," the Costume Institute's exhibition devoted ... from the fall-winter 2018-2019 haute couture collection. (In Paris, from January 20, 2025) ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ GARCIA FOR ...

Haute couture has long been associated with society ... style dress from Jean Lanvin dated 1925 (a similar piece is at The Costume Institute) to shoes from the Egyptian collection by John Galliano ...