With lots of fashion observers saying that ‘haute couture is dead,’ the continuous appearance of budding couturiers denies the fact as Paris celebrates the pinnacle of fashion.
New on the calendar is American designer Rick Owens with his ‘Revillon’ collection, while making a comeback is Carven, a very old Parisian fashion house founded by Madame Carven originally to cater to petite women and currently under the design helm of Pascal Millet.
Usually showing during the prêt-a-porter season, Farah Angsanah, Yumi Katsura and Katherine Pradeau and Libertin Louison are now throwing their hat into the made-to-measure craft.
Familiar names include: Alexander Barthet, Yahya, Dany Arache, George Hobeika, Richard Rene, Zuhair Murad, Gerald Watelet, Eymeric Francois, Robert Abi Nadir, Dupre Santabarbara, Fred Sathal, and Irakli Nasidze.
New on the calendar are: Stephan Maheas, Reinaldo Alvarez, Storytailors and Romy Smit.
| MONDAY, Monday, January 23, 2006 |
| 0930 |
GIORGIO ARMANI |
34/36 rue Lauriston - Paris 16e |
| 1030 |
GIORGIO ARMANI |
34/36 rue Lauriston - Paris 16e |
| 1030 |
STEPHANE MAHEAS** |
Maison de couture - 29 rue de Miromesnil, Paris 8e |
| 1100 |
IRAKLI NASIDZE** |
Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1200 |
FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA |
To be announced |
| 1430 |
CHRISTIAN DIOR |
Polo de Paris, Route des Moulins, Bois de Boulogne - Paris 16e |
| 1630 |
ANNE VALERIE HASH |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - Cour du Mûrier - 14 rue Bonaparte - Paris 6e |
| 1730 |
FARAH ANGSANAH** |
To be announced |
| 1800 |
ADELINE ANDRÉ |
Hôtel Libéral Bruant - 1 rue de la Perle - Paris 3e |
| 1830 |
ALEXANDRE BARTHET** |
Salons Hoche - 9 avenue Hoche - Paris 8e |
| 1830 |
REINALDO ALVAREZ** |
Hôtel Saint James & Albany - 211 rue Saint Honoré - Paris 1er |
| 1900 |
MAURIZIO GALANTE |
Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1930 |
YUMI KATSURA** |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| 2000 |
STORYTAILORS** |
To be announced |
| 2030 |
VALENTINO |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - 14 rue Bonaparte - Paris 6e |
| TUESDAY, January 24, 2006 |
| 1030 |
FRED SATHAL** |
Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1130 |
CHANEL |
Grand Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e |
| 1230 |
DUPRE SANTABARBARA** |
Elysées Biarritz - 22, rue Quentin Bauchart - Paris 8e |
| 1330 |
REVILLON PAR RICK OWENS** |
To be announced |
| 1430 |
GEORGES CHAKRA** |
To be announced |
| 1530 |
DOMINIQUE SIROP |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| 1600 |
KATHERINE PRADEAU** |
Hôtel Jolly Lotti - 7 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1700 |
CHRISTIAN LACROIX |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - 14 rue Bonaparte - Paris 6e |
| 1830 |
CHRISTOPHE JOSSE |
Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1900 |
ROBERT ABI NADER** |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| 2000 |
GIVENCHY |
To be announced |
| WEDNESDAY, January 25, 2006 |
| 1000 |
EYMERIC FRANCOIS** |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| 1030 |
GERALD WATELET** |
62 rue François 1er - Paris 8e |
| 1100 |
FRANCK SORBIER |
Le Lido - 68 avenue des Champs-Elysées - Paris 8e |
| 1230 |
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER |
325 rue Saint-Martin - Paris 3e |
| 1330 |
ROMY SMIT** |
Ambassade de Belgique - 6 rue Tilsit - Paris 17e |
| 1330 |
LIBERTIN LOUISON** |
Ambassade de Belgique - 6 rue Tilsit - Paris 17e |
| 1400 |
ZUHAIR MURAD** |
Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er |
| 1430 |
ON AURA TOUT VU |
Carrousel du Louvre - 99 bis rue de Rivoli - Salle Lenôtre |
| 1430 |
STEPHANE MAHEAS** |
Maison de couture - 29 rue de Miromesnil, Paris 8e |
| 1600 |
ELIE SAAB |
To be confirmed |
| 1630 |
CARVEN** |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| 1730 |
RICHARD RENÉ** |
Hôtel Westin – Espace Chopard – 3 rue de Castiglione – 75001 Paris |
| 1900 |
GEORGES HOBEIKA** |
Grand Hôtel – 2 rue Scribe – 75009 Paris |
| 2000 |
DANY ATRACHE** |
Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e |
| THURSDAY, January 26, 2006 |
| 1500 |
JEROME DILLINGER** |
Hôtel Meurice - 228 rue de Rivoli - Paris 1er |
| 1400 - 1800 |
TREIZEOR par Alexis Mabille** |
Plazza Athénée - 25 avenue Montaigne - Paris 8e |
| 1400 - 1800 |
IMPASSE 13 par Alexis Mabille** |
Plazza Athénée - 25 avenue Montaigne - Paris 8e |
| 1930 |
YAHYA** |
Hôtel Four Seasons George V - 31 avenue George V - Paris 8e |
