De Castellane chose to emphasise the embroidery and lace elements ... Turning to its own haute couture heritage, Chanel has famously taken inspiration from tweed, a fabric iconic to the house ...

Haute couture is an enigma to most ... Some models wore crinoline styles in raffia and lace; others had embroidered butterflies and dragonflies that looked like a wearable garden.

Dior’s Spring 2025 couture show explored the foundations ... butterflies and snails done in straw, raffia and lace—the absence of any substantial fabric making the intricate craftsmanship ...

First up: Haute Couture, which falls right on the heels of the menswear presentations that start the year. As the name denotes, the Haute Couture showings in Paris focus the very finest of ...

Dior’s Délicat haute joaillerie ... Chopard’s Precious Lace presents jewelled takes on the delicate fabric, and military chic takes centre stage in The Power of Couture, part of Boucheron ...