givenchy s/s 2011 couture

Thursday 27 January, 2011 / Fashion / Comments { 13 }

leeloo dallas multi-pass! that’s the first thing i thought when i saw the givenchy spring couture collection. the design detail & tailoring is simply astounding.

One outfit required 2,000 hours of cutting and 4,000 hours of sewing. A single pair of trousers had 90 meters of plissé. On this scale, appreciation of the clothes as they solemnly rotated from hangers in a reverentially hushed salon on the Place Vendôme became an almost academic exercise, like examining works of art in a gallery.

images courtesy of style.com

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13 Responses to givenchy s/s 2011 couture

  1. size too small Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 9:14 am #

    man that’s intense.

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  2. wolf eyebrows Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 9:23 am #

    They are artworks. Truly amazing

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  3. PixelHazard Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 9:40 am #

    Oh my hop scotch. how spendlidly aquatic

    Bright Green Laces

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  4. michelle Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 9:58 am #

    This is what I would imagine the “Crane Wife” would be wearing!
    (especially that first one!)

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  5. biginmyhead Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 1:36 pm #

    wow. that is dedication.
    i wish i could manage to get people to work 300000 hours on a project!

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  6. Ismay Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 3:01 pm #

    Yes! Leeloo, totally.

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  7. The Pessimiss Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 3:55 pm #

    Your comment thing won’t let me post a mere one word comment, but there is just one word:
    Amen.

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  8. Miss Moss Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 3:57 pm #

    sincere apologies, but it’s the only way i can stop bots from posting (literally) a million spam comments.

    amen indeed.

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  9. missmillib Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 5:43 pm #

    OMG. I can’t breathe! It’s very hard for me not to steal these images! OI

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  10. aposhvice Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 6:20 pm #

    wowee. wow. wowow. woooooooow. WOW. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. ….wow

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  11. Lauren Thursday 27 January, 2011 at 6:52 pm #

    My word. It’s art, as the snippet says.

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  12. iwishihadtaste Friday 28 January, 2011 at 12:03 am #

    The Diva Plavalaguna would look (even more) amazing in the last one.

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  13. Dana Friday 28 January, 2011 at 4:31 am #

    big ups to iwishihadtaste’s comment. deffinitely very fifth element. love it. that pink dress with the chartreuse stones on the back is stunning.

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