Do you know HAUTE COUTURE?

[freaktz]

Most of us do not know what's HAUTE COUTURE, mainly because it's a French term and second it's not common in the Philippines. :)

Probably you know K9 couture, the store for small dogs, the one in Tiendesitas owned by the De Mesa's... :D

Check this interesting facts about HAUTE COUTURE: http://www.yehey.com/lifestyle/Default.aspx

If ever we have it here in the Philippines, what do you think will happen to this industry? :confused:

[Correct]

Philippine designers can NEVER make haute couture (except if a Filipino designer is invited to join Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture as a Correspondent Member or Foreign Member). Haute Couture done by French designers only.

In France, the term haute couture is protected by law and is defined by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris based in Paris, France. Their rules state that only "those companies mentioned on the list drawn up each year by a commission domiciled at the Ministry for Industry are entitled to avail themselves" of the label haute couture. So it's illegal to label your design as Haute Couture if you're not a member.

As of the 2008 Spring/Summer Haute Couture Fashion Week, there are 10 Official Members and 4 Correspondent Members.

10 Official Member Houses
Adeline André
Anne Valérie Hash
Chanel
Christian Dior
Christian Lacroix
Dominique Sirop
Emanuel Ungaro
Franck Sorbier
Givenchy
Jean Paul Gaultier
Maurizio Galante

4 Correspondent Members (or Foreign Members)
Elie Saab
Giorgio Armani
Maison Martin Margiela
Valentino SpA


Haute Couture Fashion Shows are done only in Paris Fashion Week so it's IMPOSSIBLE to show Haute Couture here in the Philippines.. :rotflmao:

Take note, Haute Couture is different from Couture...



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[supercrapper]

calling gian....

[Ice Burn]

Haute couture is a fancy shmancy word for "patahi". :lol: Of course when it's done by the filthy rich it has to be referred to haute couture exclusively done by some big wig designer and not something as plebeian as "patahi" from the local mananahi. :lol:

Haute Couture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_couture)

Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking"; pronounced [oːt kuˈtyʁ]) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions. It originally referred to Englishman Charles Frederick Worth's work, produced in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century. In modern France, haute couture is a "protected name" that can be used only by firms that meet certain well-defined standards. However, the term is also used loosely to describe all high-fashion custom-fitted clothing, whether it is produced in Paris or in other fashion capitals such as Milan, London, Rome, New York and Tokyo. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques.

[Kazarareta]

I agree with Correct - the term Haute Couture refers to the rotating French fashion houses that are appointed at a given point of time.

[clawed_out]

Let's turn this into an educational thread rather than (in which I hope not) a self promoting site/ store.

[JENSIE_G]

Interesting ... :ahh:

[lupin25]

ah okei. gets. hehe

[Correct]

Let's turn this into an educational thread rather than (in which I hope not) a self promoting site/ store.

May nag-promote ba?



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[haberdasher]

so does that mean the ones being made by dolce & gabbana, versace et al are not haute couture?or just couture?

[edna630]

funny... have no idea

[dioraddict]

Philippine designers can NEVER make haute couture (except if a Filipino designer is invited to join Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture as a Correspondent Member or Foreign Member). Haute Couture done by French designers only.

In France, the term haute couture is protected by law and is defined by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris based in Paris, France. Their rules state that only "those companies mentioned on the list drawn up each year by a commission domiciled at the Ministry for Industry are entitled to avail themselves" of the label haute couture. So it's illegal to label your design as Haute Couture if you're not a member.

As of the 2008 Spring/Summer Haute Couture Fashion Week, there are 10 Official Members and 4 Correspondent Members.

10 Official Member Houses
Adeline André
Anne Valérie Hash
Chanel
Christian Dior
Christian Lacroix
Dominique Sirop
Emanuel Ungaro
Franck Sorbier
Givenchy
Jean Paul Gaultier
Maurizio Galante

4 Correspondent Members (or Foreign Members)
Elie Saab
Giorgio Armani
Maison Martin Margiela
Valentino SpA


Haute Couture Fashion Shows are done only in Paris Fashion Week so it's IMPOSSIBLE to show Haute Couture here in the Philippines.. :rotflmao:

Take note, Haute Couture is different from Couture...



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^so agree! it is really impossible to have haute couture here in the philippines.

[supercrapper]

^hedi slimane?

[mysticpaladin]

so does that mean the ones being made by dolce & gabbana, versace et al are not haute couture?or just couture?
They're just called couture, or if you're strict about it, ready-to-wear.

Although I remember Versace used to present an HC show during the HC fashion week.

[haberdasher]

alright ... so the ones that are "legit" in making haute couture are the members of that group? coz in the satc movie, when carrie was having a photo shoot for haute couture wedding gowns, she wore lanvin, vivien westwood even and said they were hc...

oh well... just enjoythe designs

[Correct]

They're just called couture, or if you're strict about it, ready-to-wear.

Although I remember Versace used to present an HC show during the HC fashion week.

alright ... so the ones that are "legit" in making haute couture are the members of that group? coz in the satc movie, when carrie was having a photo shoot for haute couture wedding gowns, she wore lanvin, vivien westwood even and said they were hc...

oh well... just enjoythe designs

Versace and Lanvin are former members of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture... :bashful:

Here's a list of the former members, just so you know..

Atelier Versace
Elsa Schiaparelli
Emilio Pucci
Erica Spitulski
Erik Tenorio
Fred Setal
Guy Laroche
Hanae Mori
Jean Patou
Jean-Louis Scherrer
Lanvin
Loris Azzaro
Louis Feraud
Mainbocher
Marcel Rochas
Nina Ricci
Paco Rabanne
Pierre Balmain
Pierre Cardin
Ralph Rucci
Torrente
Yves Saint Laurent



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[pintoy]

My favorite Couture House: DIOR!!

S/S 2008
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2008CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00360m.jpg

F/W 2007
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2007CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/42m.jpg

S/S 2007
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2007CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00370m.jpg

F/W 2006
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2006CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00030m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2006CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00080m.jpg

S/S 2006
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2006CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00280m.jpg

[pintoy]

F/W 2005
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00010m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00400m.jpg

S/S 2005
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00410f.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00430f.jpg

F/W 2004
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2004CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00260f.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2004CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00130f.jpg

[pintoy]

S/S 2004
http://www.style.com/style/view/88/21/100122188.jpg
http://www.style.com/style/view/76/21/100122176.jpg

F/W 2003
http://www.style.com/style/view/52/52/100105252.jpg

S/S 2003
http://www.style.com/style/view/60/87/100088760.jpg
http://www.style.com/style/view/68/87/100088768.jpg
http://www.style.com/style/view/85/87/100088785.jpg

[campbelldeyn]

Pito Moreno's works, can they be considered HAUTE COUTURE?

[supercrapper]

http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2006CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00030m.jpg
..."whatever you do stay away from her right"

http://www.style.com/style/view/52/52/100105252.jpg
... madonna circa "material girl period"


http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00400m.jpg
.. fairy god mother the saharan version

[Correct]

Pito Moreno's works, can they be considered HAUTE COUTURE?

No. Pito Moreno's works can NEVER be called Haute Couture. As what i've explained in my previos posts, a designer an only make Haute Couture designs if and only if:
- He/She is designated as the Chief Designer of an influential French fashion house (such as Dior, Chanel, Givenchy etc..) and that Fashion house is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
- He/She is French and is invited to become a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture
- He/She is not French but is invited to become a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture as a Correspondent Member or Foreign Member.

So basically, Pito Moreno or any other designers even though how good they are or how beautiful their designs are, can NEVER EVER call their creations Haute Couture unless they are the ones mentioned above. But they can still call their designs Couture coz Couture is different from Haute Couture.



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[Correct]

http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2005CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00400m.jpg
.. fairy god mother the saharan version

Yeah, haha, you're right.

By the way, she's Alek Wek, a Sudanese supermodel. I totally really love her! She's so beautiful and exotic and her legs are so gorgeous! She's one of my fave supermodels of all time. Anyway, suki na si Alek sa Haute Couture shows ng Christian Dior... almost every season present siya!

Here's some more Alek Wek photos from the runway of Christian Dior (Haute Couture)..

Spring/Summer 2008
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2008CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00020m.jpg

Backstage:
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2008CTR/CDIOR/BACKSTAGE/00760m.jpg


Spring/Summer 2007
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2007CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00040m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2007CTR/CDIOR/DETAILS/00080m.jpg


Fall/Winter 2006
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2006CTR/CDIOR/RUNWAY/00130m.jpg
http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2006CTR/CDIOR/DETAILS/00330m.jpg

[campbelldeyn]

Alek Wek has been Galliano's favorite ever since. Haha! Diane Von Furstenberg admires the rare beauty of this Sudanese uber model as well.

[anthonea]

I have been a part of Haute Couture! hahaha It was great and funny the same time! I had to practise my walk because of the gown....

[Correct]

^ How?

Haha.. So, you're a model? :naughty:

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[Correct]

Alek Wek has been Galliano's favorite ever since. Haha! Diane Von Furstenberg admires the rare beauty of this Sudanese uber model as well.

That's really true!!!

I just hope she won't retire yet.. Just five or even ten years more! But I doubt it... If she still walks the runway 10 years from now, that would be amazing! In the headlines: 41-year old supermodel Alek Wek still "brings it"!

But seriously, I wish Alek would still walk five years from now.. Black and Asian models don't look old even in their 30's unlike the Caucasian ones...

[anthonea]

Hahaha! yes... I was part of the Haute Couture in Kuwait. They dressed me as a fallen angel with one wing... :) My designer didn't even know that I was Filipina. Right now I am hoping somebody will give me a project.... hehehe!

[campbelldeyn]

That's really true!!!

I just hope she won't retire yet.. Just five or even ten years more! But I doubt it... If she still walks the runway 10 years from now, that would be amazing! In the headlines: 41-year old supermodel Alek Wek still "brings it"!

But seriously, I wish Alek would still walk five years from now.. Black and Asian models don't look old even in their 30's unlike the Caucasian ones...

Sana ako rin, maging model. Haha!

[louise_xoxo]

the only time i knew what Haute Couture means was when i watched Project Runway and Americas Next Top Model

[Correct]

Hahaha! yes... I was part of the Haute Couture in Kuwait. They dressed me as a fallen angel with one wing... :) My designer didn't even know that I was Filipina. Right now I am hoping somebody will give me a project.... hehehe!

Sorry to burst your bubble but it was not an Haute Couture show... Maybe Couture show lang.. Haute Couture fashion shows are only held in Paris during the Paris Fashion Week... :bashful:




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[campbelldeyn]

When I was still living in Cavite, I used to see this store called Paul Haute Couture. Funny! =)

[anthonea]

what is the difference of Haute Couture show form Couture show lang.. And why are they only held in Paris?

[haberdasher]

i think it's got something to do wit the exclusivity of the group...
elie saab is part of it now right?i love his creations too...i mean coming from a middle eastern country

i think the ones mentioned in project runway and antm had the meaning of hc twisted...