The Fall 2010 Couture collection has me baffled. Yes, I know this is a late post, and it should have been made as soon as I saw the photos, but I really didn't know what to write about since I was so awestruck.
See the full collection on the Style.com slideshow.
Riccardo Tisci, the designer for Givenchy, has really shown his classic talents here. Considering he was a very unknown designer before he signed with Givenchy, he had lots of hidden talents. This line shows that he knows his way around material and ornamentation for a perfect dress. Every garment, in exception for the chocolate brown feathered dress, was vanilla in color with accents of ivory and pearls. Some of these dresses, made of lace and applique, took up to six months to produce. The dedication and beauty of the garments really shows Tisci's talents.
After watching How to Steal a Million, with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O' Toole, not only was I in the mood to go steal the Mona Lisa, but I also wanted to dress for the part. As soon as Audrey Hepburn became Givenchy's muse, her closet became a prized possession. Audrey was a firm believer in "the little black dress" and it showed. Most of the clothes she wore in movies and in public were simple black dresses. Since she had a habit of buying two of everything that she loved in separate colors, mostly one black and one white, Audrey had a large collection of designer wear.
My favourite dress she ever wore, seen above in the photos from the film How to Steal a Million, is actually being sold this week in London in a charity auction where the proceeds will go to UNICEF, a program in which Audrey helped very much when she was still alive. The estimated price the black, lace dress will be sold for? 20000 £. ($29680 USD). This post isn't just about Audrey's actual clothes, but also about how you can "steal" her look for cheap!
**I like to find my little black dresses at secondhand stores as well, it makes sure that nobody else will have it.
Currently listening to: "Suicide" - The Raveonettes off the In & Out of Control album "The National Grid" - Bachelorette off the My Electric Family album
I live, work, and educate myself in San Francisco. I write, blog, and photograph fashion, film, tea, coffee, celebrities, and things in, or around, San Francisco.
I am a personal shopper and make clothes on my free time.
