Paris Haute Couture 2016

It’s that time of year again: Paris Haute Couture 2016! The catwalk productions have transformed the Grand Palais of Paris into extravagant settings. The scenes have been supermarkets, airports, bistros, icebergs, fairground carousels, the interior of a jet, an art gallery and even a casino. This year it was all about weddings and literal fashion.

Karl Lagerfeld decided to take fashion literally this year and had the setting made with desks and dummies, mirrors and pattern-cutting tables. As the audience waited for the show to begin, seamstresses in blouses and sensible shoes were sewing with tape measurers hanging around their necks and glasses pushed on top of their heads. The models were barefoot and bare-faced in white robes and ballet-school buns waiting patiently to be pinned. As the music started, the workshop began to come to life.

Bolts of fabric were propped against cutting tables, bins overflowing with scraps of tweed and desks were full of lint brushes and stray pins. As the models began to walk the runway, seamstresses started to form the beautiful designs. The Paris Haute Couture 2016 show definitely made its point.

It was a showcase of extraordinary skill with a most convincing fashion message. Check out my favorite looks below!

Elie Saab SS 2016 (2)
Elie Saab SS 2016
Giambattista Valli Spring Summer 2016 Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Copyright Catwalking.com 'One Time Only' Publication Editorial Use Only
Giambattista Valli SS 2016
Valentino SS 2016 (2)
Valentino SS 2016
Elie Saab SS 2016
Elie Saab SS 2016
Valentino SS 2016
Valentino SS 2016
Versace SS 2016
Versace SS 2016
Versace SS 2016 (2)
Versace SS 2016
Zuhair Murad SS 2016
Zuhair Murad SS 2016
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Versace SS 2016