Paris Couture Storyboard

Paris haute couture - the highest expression of fashion - opens Monday with a crammed calendar of bold face name brands and a score of young hopefuls in one of the most intriguing seasons in years.

Paris haute couture's opening Monday had plenty to offer the purist and the fantasist, as three very talented designers offered contrasting visions of couture.

The week will feature Jean Paul Gaultier's last haute couture show, and the return of Bouchra Jarrar.

Set to take place from 21 to 24 January, Paris Haute Couture Week has unveiled an intense programme featuring a highly anticipated show from Balmain, which is making its big comeback after a 16-year... absence.

The house of Balmain will return to the Paris haute couture season with a Olivier Rousteing deisgned colleciton on the official calendar next January, ending a hiatus of 16 years from couture.

The fall 2018 couture shows in Paris were full of gorgeous and inspiring clothes, including more than a few breathtaking…

The fashion entrepreneur and the designer hosted a glittering crowd at an intimate party.

Just one year after joining the Paris Couture calendar, Proenza Schouler is leaving the fashion week, while new Paris-based fashion house Aganovich will join the official schedule.

Couturiers were thinking big for spring, with ample silhouettes cut for unfettered ease.

The designer known for upcycled garments and repurposed materials--often in very small quantities--gave us some insight into how it's all made.

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Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli named every dress in his couture collection after the seamstress who made it. Here, the atelier shares the details of the timeless "Irene" gown.

When most people think of haute couture, they probably envision luxurious ballgowns with hand-beading and embroidery -- something someone would only dream of wearing. That can be the case. But couture... can also mean giant feathered hats resembling jellyfish and roosters, as Valentino's couture runway just demonstrated. These over-the-top toppers made their catwalk debut in Paris...

These Gowns From Haute Couture Week Will Change the Way You Look at Fashion 0 comments

From dramatic hairstyles to glittery eye makeup, day three of the Spring/Summer haute couture fashion shows had some inspirational beauty looks to serve up in Paris on Wednesday.

At Valentino, Kaia Gerber stepped out in all pink, the unofficial color of the couture season.

Red lips and dramatic blusher were on the menu for the second day of the Spring/Summer haute couture fashion shows in Paris on Tuesday.

Go inside Jhené Aiko's Paris fashion week debut, where she dazzles in Dior dresses and next-level red lips alongside boyfriend Big Sean.

Everything you need to see from the Paris runways.

Featuring Kaia Gerber and about 10,000 English garden roses.

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From heavenly makeup to romantic hair, beauty at the fall couture shows struck a feminine theme. Here, five key trends.

Fashion is rarely considered a corrective to social media addiction, but with the couture shows in Paris, it may have been just that.

Don't let those giant doll heads distract you--Viktor & Rolf's designers are as committed to eco-conscious couture as ever. Go behind the scenes and see the making of the collection here.