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  Indulgence - "and some call it the fantasy of pure fashion - 'was once the domain of high fashion shops. But now it is making itself felt also in the collections of ready-to-wear.

As is often the way, one could argue that it all started with Chanel. Ten years ago, now, this famous French names bought six of the most revered sewing in Paris, save it, the story that before the extinction. Since the turn of the 20th Century there were about 500 such workshops established specialists in everything from buttons to bows, and today remain nothing more than a handful, perhaps true, too.

Chanel bought Lesage (master embroiderers), Lemarie (feather-specialist), Massaro (responsible shoe manufacturers, including the Chanel two-tone pump), Goossens (goldsmiths), Desrues (costume jewelry manufacturers), the Maison Michel ( Hatter) and Guillet (concept of artificial flowers). And their names were new.

Putting his money where his mouth is still to present their work, led the brand a monolithic French craft annual compendium that he continue to show in exotic destinations around the world - "the last Versailles, far from be shy certain The presentation took place as only a few days after the election of Socialist President Francois Hollande.

It has to be handed over to Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld. He is nothing if not provocative. At the same time, raised the profile of venerable institutions in question, which decrees that any guarantee of Louis Vuitton Balenciaga is now up to them, that the more expensive pieces are finished in their collections for women, too.

Such craftsmanship comes at a price, of course. And it is not unusual that a garment will cost five figures. Make no mistake, despite an unstable economy, there is a market for high fashion and to provide that those who contribute most to the high-end ready today could be described, as it always was.

"I think competition in both the time and people to be quite difficult, really good quality - The Nina Ricci designer Peter Copping told W magazine recently.

His collection, with its light-as-a-pen in the hand finishing, rave reviews given to the board and was nothing if not a testament to the fact that the few people willing in the world, thousands to spend on a piece of clothing to , are that it will be valuable.

"People want pieces investment - Copping continues:" And if something does reference couture, well, that's obvious, really - ..? In fact.

And if the Chanel Spring / Summer Ready-to-wear collection features lace, silk flowers and a sea of ​​pearls, precious stones are by Louis Vuitton flower embroidery on the wrought exquisitely imaginable and shimmering edge Balenciaga is so special that the house is to keep the techniques behind their development under a bushel.

It should therefore no surprise that in London, where designers are less likely to have the resources to develop these resources up, a similar view leads to an irreverent aesthetic and homespun, but is delicate and very complex anyway.

The presentation of pyrotechnic Meadham Kirchhoff all-singing, was denied all-dancing collection almost the good work - "a large part of the created with the hand -" that went into creating this season dresses with lace-fondant pale curves brocade jackets , sweaters and applied.

Christopher Kane collection of embroidered silk and cashmere sweater over large cricket, now seems the golden age of haute couture and school uniform to the extent merge, that the character is concerned, during the development of the front knitted fabric.

In particular, reflective colored applied flowers, childish look, resembling nothing more than a collection of stickers girl steals the show. Thoughts yellow, orange, giant dahlias and daisies blue roses are then expanded or lined with silver sequins between layers of organza and aluminum, the effect is captured as sweet as it was edifying.

The bottom line is do-make-and-repair too much because all of the above could offer.And Guillet house to have it, it almost goes without saying, is precisely the point.

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