Although owning a piece of Haute Couture from a line like Armani or Givenchy is but a pipe dream for most it doesn’t dampen our spirits. When the shows started I sat at my computer refreshing pages to get the latest pictures of the various lines and noticed a huge discrepancy across the Haute Couture field. One minute it was an item from Valentino that looked like it would be more suited for a Sci-Fi film than the runway and next were extremely tailored and very wearable pieces from Boucharra Jarrar and Chanel. Of course fashion is whatever one wants it to be, therefore all aspects of it are relative to what the designer wants to do, but I just wish that there was a clearer format, especially for Haute Couture.
As the name clearly explains, Ready to Wear is simple and lets you know what we should expect and perhaps that’s the beauty of it. Haute Couture could perhaps be full of ensembles one could only wear in a fantastical situation like a performance or a highly prestigious event while we leave all the get-ups that can be labelled “wearable” in any way to Ready to Wear. I’m sure this kind of thinking would be met with much controversy from the creative designers of the fashion world, but what I find very interesting about fashion is how intimidating so many people find it, so I am constantly looking for ways to make the whole experience more inviting.
From blogs that showcase real people, to those real people representing us at events we are making great strides in opening up the fashion world, but Haute Couture is that one area (which I’m sure is done purposely) that remains exclusive and confusing. Let’s clear up the air between Ready to Wear, Haute Couture and the general “us” and who knows, maybe one day refreshing web pages in anticipation of beautiful clothing will be an event also celebrated with vuvuzelas.
