alph & Russo Haute Couture 2017. Elegant, femenine and timeless. The silver grey adorned the runway, sparkling and seductive the over the shoulder dress and strapless gowns were walking in sequence during the show.
RALPH & RUSSO SPRING/SUMMER 2017 COUTURE COLLECTION
A seamless fusion of geometry, metallics, graphic florals and an underlying essence of athleticism; the Spring/Summer 2017 collection explores the coexistence of urban and natural spheres, interpreting contemporary femininity through its opposites.
Often we see the final product on the runway. We all admire the fabric draping and flowing freely but rarely we stop to notice the small details and the construction process involved.
In a rare opportunity, we offer you the images of what goes on behind the making of the dress.
The garment on the dressmaker form.
Carefully pinning the fabric.
Embroidery work done to perfection.
Flower making and dress fitting.
Beautiful dresses in pastels, salmon, pink, and violet.
The dream dress has arrived. If in doubt, check the sequence of dresses and you will sure find your match. Ralph & Russo gave the audience their buck for their money. The show as usual was something not to be missed.
See the images and indulge yourself in the Haute Couture runway experience.
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 10: A model walks the runway during the Ralph & Russo show as part of Paris Fashion Week – Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014-2015 at Pavillon Cambon Capucines on July 10, 2014 in Paris, France. image credit Richard Bord/Getty Images
Decadence and Elegance in the raw.
Hour-glass dress with adornments. Soft pink fabric serves as a canvas for the delicate embroidery work.
Immortalized in Botticelli’s Primavera and Poussin’s Realm of Flora, the Goddess of Spring is celebrated by Ralph & Russo in a majestic collection that symbolizes nature’s regenerative powers.
Ralph & Russo enlist floral metamorphic myths as allegories of this collection. Acclaimed for its excellence in craftsmanship, this maison de couture inspires with bewitching embellishment.
The color palette is crisp and sophisticated, as if extracted from botanical gardens, the pomegranate color pops at you in the collection.
Sheaths of organza, a close-fitting dress caress the body tenderly and at the same time voluminous.
Fluidity was observed with the chiffons.
Fashion and tailoring spans four generations for Tamara Ralph, Creative Director. Prior to her graduation from Sydney’s Whitehouse Institute of Design, she was self-taught. Tamara’s aesthetic dwells in nostalgia for heyday elegance and glamour and a captivation for the female form. It was during a trip to London in 2003 that Tamara met fellow Australian Michael Russo, President & CEO.
Michael’s nous for business has propelled a number of his previous firms into highly desirable enterprises. His niche expertise saw him in high demand with financial institutions such as Barclays, Deutche Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. In 2013, a remarkable 400% a year saw this real life couple make Fourtune Magazine’s ’40 under 40′ list, along with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Yahoo!’s Marissa Mayer.
The dynamic duo’s next accolade was entry into fashion’s most coveted club, the Chamber Syndicale de la Haute Couture, making fashion history for Ralph & Russo as the first British label in almost a century to show on the official Paris Haute Couture Week schedule. The Channre Syndicale de la Haute Couture is the governing body that protects this French sector and determines to excruciating high criteria which labels may be eligible to become true couture houses.
LOOKS from the HAUTE COUTURE Collection.
Gowns by Ralph & Russo at Haute Couture
Gowns worthy of a Goddess or Princess.
A Floral bouquet in pastels for the Spring.
Soft and gentle color palette.
We can see this dress being worn by an award winning actress, this is just what the occasion requires.
Volume or not, the choice is yours.
-All images courtesy of designer’s press
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