Haute Couture Fashion Week 2023: the most beautiful looks

The Paris fashion week dedicated to Haute Couture ended last night. During these four days, the various designers were able to unveil their new collections for the spring-summer 2023 season in front of an audience of specialized journalists and stars from around the world. If from this edition we will surely remember the singer Doja Cat arriving at the Schiaparelli haute couture show entirely set with 30,000 Swarovski crystals or the very young retiree Roger Federer in front row at the Chanel show. It was above all the universe and the impressive creations of these designers that dazzled us… Like, for example, Daniel Rosberry revisiting a hell of Dante with silhouettes reproducing false heads of wild animals or even the vaporous and richly adorned dresses d’or by Stéphane Rolland. For his Haute Couture collection, spring-summer 2023, presented at the Palais de Chaillot this Tuesday, January 24, the French designer delivered his vision of an exalted and fantasized Brazil. This year again, the houses have opted for mythical places and small committees for their presentations. The opportunity to witness the technical and creative know-how of big names as well as new talents.

Schiaparelli, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Stéphane Rolland, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Feminine transparency

This season again, transparency roams the catwalks and is revealed in unique pieces with various cuts. It is within the Dior house that we first find her in dresses and sets inspired by the 1930s with a common thread in tribute to Josephine Baker by Maria Grazia Chiuri. The Indian designer Rahul Mishra has also taken an interest in this trend through tulle dresses adorned with gold embroidery and sparkling pearls. Simply majestic as usual. We also find this game of transparency in the silhouettes of the first Parisian fashion show of the young designer Miss Sohee who thus demonstrates her know-how with, for example, a second skin piece enhanced by Asian-style embroidery. On the side of the Italian house Fendi, the designer Kim Jones also seizes this trend by declining it as dresses in feminine and sensual lace. The master in the field remains Giambattista Valli with his transparent rhinestone jumpsuit. Proving once again that “more is more”, the creator has once again played with the most emblematic elements of his DNA.

Dior, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Rahul Mishra, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Miss Sohee, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Fendi, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Giambattista Valli, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Corset reinterpreted

The corset is a piece that has long been at the center of feminist debates, but it has made a comeback on the catwalks this season, in reinterpreted and ultra-feminine versions. Thus, we find it in bright colors and cuts worked by Haider Ackermann for the Jean-Paul Gaultier fashion show. A traditional piece that he knew how to modernize with brio and sensuality. Maria Grazia Chiuri is also taking on this trend, but this time in a more sober version adorned with beads and embroidery. A blend of refinement and sophistication. We also find it bustier style decorated with tulle at Viktor & Rolf who, once again, caused a stir with a totally surreal interpretation of haute couture. Alexis Mabille also has fun with the corset by creating a sensual and feminine piece, in a bright red ensemble.

Jean Paul Gaultier by Haider Ackermann, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Dior, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Alexis Mabille, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

nuances of roses

Bright colors are also making a comeback for this spring-summer edition, especially pink, which is revealed in many shades. First in a fuchsia version at Valentino, whether in the form of a puffy dress or an XXL coat. Color has become almost the emblem of the house today. A shade of pink also seen on the side of Zuhair Muhrad, but this time in extravagant outfits adorned with feathers and sparkling embroidery. Kim Jones opts for a pale, almost translucent pink for this collection. We find this color on a crinkled tulle dress, a vintage lingerie-style set adorned with lace, but also on a draped dress, reminiscent of the Roman style dear to the designer and the Fendi house. At Alexis Mabille, we find the cotton candy pink version, and declined in sparkling pants, in a fitted skirt or even in a voluminous dress.

Valentino, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Zuhair Murad, Spring-Summer 2023 Haute Couture.

Fendi, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.

Alexis Mabille, Haute Couture spring-summer 2023.