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Day 3: Back to the Couture
published on 8 July 2014
Alexander Fury continues to explore the craft, construction and hidden details of couture on the SHOWstudio Tumblr, focusing on Chanel for day three.
Alexander Fury continues to explore the craft, construction and hidden details of couture on the SHOWstudio Tumblr, focusing on Chanel for day three.
Lindsey Wixson in fittings for the Chanel 2012 autumn/winter collection
Lesage embroidered trompe l'oeil necklaces on a dress from Karl Lagerfeld’s debut couture collection for Chanel in 1983. Imitation jewels, imitated.
A look from Chanel haute couture autumn/winter 2014. Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the press dossier
Embroidered day suit from Chanel haute couture autumn/winter 2014. Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the press dossier
Chanel haute couture fittings, autumn/winter 2012
A Balenciaga haute couture label, circa 1956
The interior of a Chanel couture jacket, 1965. The chain weights the hem. The vertical quilting bonds the tweed to the lining, giving the jacket body without traditional tailoring interfacing. The nubby surface of Chanel’s trademark boucle make the stitches invisible to the exterior.
Working on the toile of a Chanel jacket in the tailleur atelier of Rue Cambon
Off to Dior.
Winter 2014 Chanel haute couture. Versailles meets Le Corbusier.
Up close: embroidery and pleat detail at Chanel, haute couture autumn/winter 2014
Chanel couture trainers, by Maison Massaro. Spring 2014
Three dimensional tarnished gold embroidery at Chanel, based on the Verbeckt gilt wood carvings in Versailles.
Working on Dior couture, spring 2012
From pattern to pedestal. Christian Dior haute couture, spring/summer 2007. The sixtieth anniversary of the New Look, and an homage to Madame Butterfly. By John Galliano
From pattern to pedestal. Christian Dior haute couture, spring/summer 2007. The sixtieth anniversary of the New Look, and an homage to Madame Butterfly. By John Galliano
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