{s/s 2012} Elie Saab Couture

I love that I can always depend on Elie Saab's couture shows.  While other's tend to go the edgier route, Saab sticks with what he does best...absolutely ethereal, breathtakingly beautiful, red-carpet ready dresses.  To me there is absolutely nothing better than tulle, sequins, and pastels. It's not avant-garde, experimental, or out there...and I couldn't be happier...

{The only problem I would have, is choosing just one.}

ivory fully embroidered long dress // Anja Rubik 

 ivory short fully embroidered dress //Karlie Kloss 

ivory long gown with organza // Daria Strokus 

 geometric line details at bodice // Sigrid Agren

 floral fully embroidered from heavy to light // Sui He

{editorial} Vogue - Checking Out: Kate Moss at the Ritz Paris

Bellhop Nicolas Deschamps balances a Roger Vivier silk-and-feather pump on his cap.

Aprils' Vogue contains a stunning editorial of princess Kate Moss donning springs most precious, and might I say {as is not normally par for the course} wearable, couture.  I don't know if it's the pink and gold interior of the Ritz {which I hope is not touched during this super renovation that it's about to undergo}, or the French 76 {wonderful suggestion Kate} talking, but I might actually be in love with these pictures.  Enjoy! XX
p.s. fuck j.lo.  Kate should have been Aprils cover girl.

Dior Haute Couture silk dress (Dior’s finale look) 

 Alexis Mabille Haute Couture burnished lamé dress and hat

{designer} Semi-Couture

Semi-Couture was founded in Italy in 2008 by Erika Cavallini. Prior to launching Semi-Couture {which presented it's first collection during the A/W 2008 fashion week} Erika was a consultant for several of Italy's most well known fashion houses.

The branding was inspired by an old stamp that was discovered in a Provence market; but the idea for the name was to identify and relate to clothing that, "on one side can give the idea of “unfinished” like the intermediate check on the tailor’s dummy of “semi-couture” and on the other side remind" wearers of haute couture, without the cost {Think Mercedes...and it ain't no c-class} often found in couture.

{Images: Signe Vilstrup | Quote: Semi-Couture}