Paris Haute Couture Week - Fall 2018
If you don't know, Paris Haute Couture Week started this past July 1st. And for those of you who don't know the difference between Haute Couture and Ready-to-Wear, let me explain a little bit about it. Haute Couture is simply creating the highest quality garments (couture actually means dressmaking). In order to qualify as Haute Couture a fashion house must comply with the following requirements of the French Ministry of Industry and the Fédération Française de la Couture : PARIS - The house must have a full-time workshop in Paris having a staff of of no less than twenty. PRIVATE CLIENTS - The designer must create made-to-measure clothing for private clients, and of course offer private fittings. FASHION SHOWS - The house must present two collections every year (in January and July). The show must be of no less than 50 looks with both day and evening wear. Some of the most commercially known Haute Couture houses are Givenchy, Dior, Chanel, Valentino, Giambatti...