Rococo inspired fashion runway

New exhibitions detail the evolution, and survival, of the fashion industry in France.

Vivienne Westwood brings back brazen courtesans, fashionable Belles are corseted by Azzedine Alaia and Christian Lacroix drapes his queens with brocades lavishly gleaming with gemstones.

Runway Flashback! Dior 1998 Spring/Summer Haute Couture

BARCELONA, Feb 7, 2010 / — Inspired by the Lowbrow Art Movement Surreal Pop Art and its surrounding culture, Bibian Blue used black as a central hue, and combined it with beige, white and dusty rose pinks to endow the garments with a frivolous childish air. The clothing is perversely naïf, corsets being the basic item of this Collection, which have been playfully shaped to offer new more fanciful and feminine volumes. This trend is strongly influenced by Underground Comix, Hot Rod culture…

rococo inspired fashion

Every year people will be confused about what to wear for both their kids and themselves. As a big fan in rococo style, I would like to introduce you a fresh costume idea for halloween: the Marie Antoinette dress. Marie Antoinette was a queen of England during the 18th century. And during her reign, she loved wearing rococo dresses which brought the fashion of rococo style as well. The dresses were made of high quality fabric and gorgeous design. The application of more brighter colors and…

John Galliano

One couture confection was more elaborate than the next at the 159-look Alta Moda collection Dolce & Gabbana held at Milan’s La Scala opera house.

British royalty incarnate.

Alexander McQueen.