Image credit – Wireimage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nItems are still produced according to traditional couture made to order methods, however, tee-shirts straddle the ready-to-wear offering and are \u2018affordable\u2019 by couture standards at \u00a3250 each.<\/p>\n
Chiuri sees herself as the curator of the couture house as she plans to draw inspiration from the work of the designers who worked for Dior over the years. This makes perfect sense considering Monsieur Dior designed for his house for only ten years and Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan and Raf Simons were all instrumental in the development of his aesthetic.<\/p>\n
The Givenchy aesthetic of structured graphism was none more realized than in the 4th collection by ex-Chloe designer, Clare Waight Keller. As another first female designer in the masculine driven world of couture<\/strong>, her aesthetic is true to the Givenchy archive but she has softened the silhouettes and made them more wearable.<\/p>\nCouture isn\u2019t only about ostentatious overly embellished ball gowns, and as a female designer, Waight Keller understands this. Tailoring features strongly in her collections and works well as a structured exterior, in the form of jackets and coats, when paired with softer, semi-sheer dresses and blouses.<\/p>\n
There are no other couturiers who are cutting metal into filament-thin rosettes and fusing them together to create wearable futuristics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Where does the Future of Haute Couture lie?<\/h3>\n The future of the couture industry lies in the hands of Iris van Herpen. A real visionary who views the future as \u201ca mix of nature blended with technology\u201d. She moved her show to Paris at the invitation of the Federation Francaise de la Couture in 2011.<\/p>\n
When she first arrived on the fashion stage 10 years ago her vision was similar to a futuristic science project. Her incredible fusion of traditional hand-worked craft techniques with state of the art technology such as 3-D printing was unprecedented.<\/p>\nImage credit – Iris Van Herpen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe collaborates with the architect Daniel Widrig<\/strong> to create sculptural, seamless pieces that are printed into existence. Her progress has seen the creation of garments with complicated laser cutting and heat bonding.<\/p>\nThere are no other couturiers who are cutting the metal into filament-thin rosettes and fusing them together to create wearable futuristics. She plays with perspective by printing straight lines onto organza, which is then pleated to create wave patterns on gowns. These are then finished with narrow columns of silver stretch fabric, laser-cut in moire patterns to achieve an undulating look.<\/p>\n
Van Herpen\u2019s aim is to make couture a source of innovation. She achieves this through collaborations with scientists, artists and architects to intentionally propel her medium into the unknown. Herpen says, Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute, once told her in an interview: \u201cI think this type of collaboration, and the sharing of expertise among specialists in diverse disciplines, is the future of fashion. They\u2019ll advance fashion in ways previously unimaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n The couture market will undoubtedly thrive in the future. When there is a need for unique, beautifully made clothing, that need must be fulfilled. \nIt\u2019s important that the classic skills behind couture are not lost and that the houses continue to delve into the archive for inspiration. By combining their findings with futuristic developments who knows where this will lead. Wherever it is it\u2019s an exciting prospect.<\/p>\n
Who is your favourite couture designer?<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you have any questions about this article or general feedback then please do not hesitate to let us know in the comments below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the past, we have covered haute couture designers through the ages: 1900’s-1950’s. In this post, we will cover the present day haute couture designers, how it is surviving, who is buying it and how it has changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":5532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4870],"tags":[4153,4395,4553],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}