HAUTE COUTURE

SPRING 2013

Once Upon a TIME…

Trendspotted by Lesley Scott, Fashiontribes.com

Once Upon a

TIME…

CHANEL

Photos: cover & above Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

there was a time

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

VALENTINO

…in searchof A Time.

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

Just what was a fashionista

to do?16th century

doublet-sleeve it?

CHANEL

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Miss Havisham it in tatters &

tulle?

CHANEL

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Go all matchy-matchy

like our 1950s sisters?

CHANEL

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Sheath dress

things a la the 1960s?

CHANEL

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Haute hippie it?

CHANEL

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Girl with a Dragon Tattoo

it?

CHANEL

Photo: Luca Cannonieri/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Well, if you were Karl Lagerfeld & this was CHANEL, then

Photo: Todd Eberle via source.…pretty much Y-E-S.

To all.

So fashionistas looked East.

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Theylooked West.

Photo: Alessandro Viero/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

MAISON

MARTIN

MARGIELA

They looked North.

GIAMBATTISTA

VALLI

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They looked South.

ULYANA

SERGEENKO

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They lookedhigh.

VALENTINO

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

…& theylooked low.

ATELIER

VERSACE

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Some even slapped on

gloves…

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

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& went digging

in the garden.

CHRISTIAN DIOR

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And some stopped

searching.

Entirely

ULYANA

SERGEENKO

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Throwing up their hands

melodramatically, they sacrificed the curtains instead.

It appeared that

the Real Housewives of the Harem

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

Were now setting the

fashion trends.

EGADS.

Even the Emperor

of Elegance

ARMANI PRIVE

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

was under thenasty

sway of…

girls gone wild.

Had good taste

simply…

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

the building?

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

…

left

For good?For good

?

For good?

Suddenly…there

was a

blinding

*FLASH*

A vision of…candy-pink poufiness

*materialized*

with some serious

ALEXIS MABILLE

Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

shizzle!

Assessing her dress…the pink poufy

vision shook her head.

“Too, too, too much!” she muttered.

Another blinding

*FLASH*

followed.

She reappeared,wearing

something new.

“Better,

but…”

GIAMBATTISTA

VALLI

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

She sighed.“Pretty, but too, um, poufy.

For now.”

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

*FLASH*

“Beautiful…but not poufy

enough.”

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

VALENTINO

*FLASH*

*head shake*

“Hmmm…trousers

perhaps?”

ELIE SAAB

Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

“Maybe for when…

I’m off duty,”

mused the Fashion Fairy.

ATELIER

VERSACE

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

“Ooh, perfect…for my ‘surprise’ birthday tea next

week!

2,500 already?!

How time flies… like me,” she added,

cracking herself up.

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

“Hmmm, I know black

is back,

but…”

BOUCHRA

JARRAR

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

“Perfect!”

Satisfied (finally!) she nodded

& did a quick twirl

for stunned onlookers.

ALEXIS

MABILLE

Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

SILENCE gave way

Photos: Joan Rivers; Fergie; Drew Barrymore; Anna Wintour

to mayhe

mas the crowd

exPLOded!

Quickly

wiggled her nose.

the

Fashion

Fairy

Instantly everyone

in the crowd

was wearing…

A brand new

Outfit!

CHANEL

ARMANI

PRIVE

Photos: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH* *SHAZAM*

*KA*POW*

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

GIAMBATTISTA

VALLI

VALENTINO ELIE

SAABPhotos: Dior; Valli; Valentino - Marcus Tondo; Saab - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Wow! Everyone was rocking

Haute Couture!

*FLASH*

MAISON

MARTIN

MARGIELA

ATELIER

VERSACE

JEAN

PAUL

GAULTIERPhotos: Margiela - Alessandro Garofalo; Versace - Marcus Tondo; Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

“Well now…that’s certainly

better,” beamed the Fashion Fairy.

(She herself had changed outfits yet

again.)

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

In particular, her…

hair, makeup + footwear

CHRISTIAN

DIOR Photos: beauty - Gianni Pucci; shoes - Luca Cannonieri / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Glancing at her

Flying Tourbillon ifyouhavetoaskyoucantaffordit

*FLASH*VALENTINO

She insta-changedInto a gorgeous

lipstick-red cocktail frock.

“Oh, I’m so late,” she muttered. “Late LATE LATE!

Again.”VALENTINO

VALENTINO

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Adjusting yet…another pair of

shoes & a new coiffure…

VALENTINO

Photos: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

She wiggled

her nose.

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Instantly everyone was

In RED.

*FLASH*

ELIE SAAB

ARMANI

PRIVE

ALEXIS MABILLE

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

Photos: Dior, Armani - Marcus Tondo; Saab & Mabille - Yannis Vlamos - / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

“Hmmmm.maybe…

CHANEL

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

Black & whiteInstead?

Photos: beauty - Luca Cannonieri; boots - Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

CHANEL

ELIE

SAAB

& just like that…

was in

BLACK & WHITE.

Everyone

BOUCHRA

JARRAR

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

VALENTINOCHRISTIAN

DIORPhotos: Dior, Bouchra Jarrar & Valentino - Marcus Tondo; Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

“Or perhaps color,”

she mused.

ARMANI PRIVE

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

ARMANI PRIVE

Patting her latest ‘do, she pirouetted and

preened, admiring herself in the full length

mirror that bobbed along behind her.

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

She began arguing with her reflection

about her shoes, which she liked. Her reflection felt

otherwise.

ARMANI PRIVE

The crowd grew restless and the Fairy glanced up

surprised. (It was obvious she had forgotten about them.)

She pursed her lips prettily & wiggled her nose.

*FLASH*

JEAN PAUL

GAULTIER

MAISON

MARTIN MARGIELA

ATELIER

VERSACE

CHRISTIAN

DIOR

Photos: Gaultier - Yannis Vlamos; Margiela - Alessandro Garofalo; Versace & Dior - Marcus Tondo; / InDigitalteam | Gorunway

“Or not.”

For a nano-

second

ULYANA

SERGEENKO

she resembled a superhero who forgot her pants.

*Ka*BOOM*

“I simply can’t decide!”She added. “So I

won’t!

Besides…

VALENTINO

Photo: Marcus Tondo/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

I’m late…again.”

The Fashion Fairy

sighed.“What shall

I wear?”

ALEXIS MABILLE

Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

*FLASH*

“Yes. This’ll do. Nicely!”

Satisfied, she again twirled for bystanders. Who were still stunned, but now nude as well.

VALENTINO

Photo: Yannis Vlamos/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

The butterflies on

her dress fluttered happily.

Inside their embroidered tulle cage, the birds chirped & tweeted softly.

VALENTINO

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

This pleased the

Fashion Fairyimmensely.

She tilted her head & closed her eyes, listening to the soft sartorial serenade.

VALENTINO

Photo: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

& then…

*FLASH*

She vanishedin a puff of smoke,

leaving but a faint echo of what sounded like

“See ya next…TIME!”

THE END

VALENTINOPhoto: Gianni Pucci/InDigitalteam | Gorunway

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