Haute couture, high fashion clothing, haute couture, is from "high sewing" a French term meaning, but now has come to represent high fashion clothing range that can cost a few thousand to a few lacs of dollars. Created for specific customers, with "tailored" technique, which are usually made of high quality, expensive fabric and sewn with great attention to detail and finish, often with long, hand-executed methods. What is important is to look for them and fit. Cost of materials and time to be no matter, they can go to any extreme. In fact, high fashion is a protected term which can only be officially used by companies that are members of and comply with certain well-defined standards set by the House Sewing Association of Los Angeles. Many ready to use, and even mass market labels, the statement of manufacturing high fashion, but according to the rules, do not.
Ready to use: These garments are not made for individual customers, but also pays close attention to selecting appropriate fabrics and cuts. To maintain exclusivity, only a small amount of these garments are made and as such are relatively expensive, but not as high fashion. They occur as a ready-to-wear collections and presented during fashion week, usually twice a year. These collections may be under the labels of the fashion designers themselves or under the label of a fashion company for which the designers have done. You can include everything from day wear or evening wear for men, women, teen underwear, sports wear, wedding gowns even accessories.
Mass Market Clothing: Like the two previous categories ranges come in high and very high prices they can afford only a small part of consumers, the fashion industry largely depends on the mass market sales. This market presents a wide range of ready-to-wear in large quantities and standard sizes. Very often, simple, inexpensive material production techniques used machine, but the designs represent creativity. This helps make fashion accessible to all. The designs are, however, adapt the shape of the trends set by famous names in fashion.
The filing of a complete and total reflection in the spring of 2009 is a heavy task for any designer. Of course, the shows offer designers a platform to showcase their creativity in producing garments of high quality and workmanship, but for an outstanding collection, the designer must provide a complete head to toe , look at the whole package. This includes a stylish, coordinating accessories, awesome shoes, hair, and, last but not least, the art of makeup.
The model must exude the inspiration for the collection of designers and captivate the audience, fashion editors, buyers and journalists alike, which provides relatively high expectations considering a parade lasts only 5 minutes and takes 6 months to a years for a designer to prepare.
Setting the makeup palette and the right color scheme is essential for any designer, as it sets the tone for things to come. The runways at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin offer a stage to see the diversity of beauty trends and anticipating potential most coveted looks ahead to the Spring / Summer 2009 that you might want to emulate and make your their own.
There is no doubt that Slavna Martinovic designs for women chameleon, able to transform your beauty to bewitch and enchant all eyes cast on it. This season Martinovic cast a spell on the runway that was bold and mysterious. Fiery red lips with a look combined power intoxicating smoke seemed extraordinarily exotic and feminine. The use of jewels to delineate and define the shape of the eye is very gypsy meets the Far East.
Vivienne Westwood Anglomania collection is a reflection of the traditional styles infused with a punk twist, resulting in a high fashion look for a younger generation. For Spring / Summer 2009, Westwood was inspired by the ancient Greek period and 50 years of haute couture with a twist. The shift is reflected clearly in the scheme of makeup, as well as models that adorn bright cherry-stained lips with a smooth, natural skin. The eyes were lightly dusted with a shadow tone gray / blue for a feminine appearance, but not excessive.
It was a manifestation of the femme fatale in the spring 1920 show LAC ET MEL '09 runway, where makeup artists around the lips with a doll pout reminiscent of the famous U.S. pin-up girls like Betty Grable, Greta Garbo and Clara Bow. The trend of unique beauty that pervades most of Fashion Week in Berlin was the classic red lip, but always present.
Winner of Moët & Chandon Fashion in 2004, Sisi Wasabi Spring / Summer 2009 was certainly something that is toasted. The focus of the collection was, of course, Wasabi is well designed and adapted to the designs of perfection. Models wore an "au-natural" was to find a spell of reflection, defined front, a little mascara for definition and a lipstick. Each woman sent by the gateway seemed well organized and classic, proving that sometimes less is more when it comes to makeup.
