Couture and Haute Couture

                  Couture and haute couture

Couture and haute couture clothing is clothing that has been made and measured to fit often one person and often celebrities. The quality of couture clothing is very high the materials and time put into making the garments are all to a very high quality. Couture is hand made from start to finish. Couture clothing is made to fit one person there for the piece of clothing is made to fit the client perfectly and so it wouldn't fit anyone else quite as well. The word couture goes back as far as the 1700s.

                                 Couture designers

                                             Elie Saab 

Saab was born on the 4th of July 1964, and has dedicated his spring 2015 collection to his past. Saab is one of the most consistent couturiers.

Dior

Founded in 1946 by designer Christian Dior. The accessories from the Dior haute couture spring-summer 2015 collection all have a futuristic theme, as well as clear block heals and a lot of them extended very far up the leg. 

                                             Valentino

Valentino is an Italian fashion designer who was born on 11th May 1932 his full name is Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani.Valentino became interested in fashion while in primary school and after school found an apprenticeship with Jean Dessès where he helped Countess Jacqueline de Ribes sketch her dress ideas.In 1960 Valentino left Paris and opened a fashion house in Rome.

Mary Katrantzou Digital Print Fashion Designer

Mary Katrantzou

Fashion designer Mary Katrantzou was born in Greece in 1983 and attended Rhode Island School of Design and Central St.Martins. Mary does a lot of work using digital print.
She uses lots of different bold prints and also combines prints as well as focusing on feminine silhouettes and how print can change the shape of a women's body.
She had her first ready to wear collection at London fashion week in spring summer 2009.
Some of her collections have been based on perfume bottles artisan blown glass and interior objects of art. I was inspired by Mary's use of vibrant colour large and detailed prints and her individuality.