The exclusive first ever exhibition outside Paris featuring the retrospective and current collection showcases the complex world of creativity, passion and rarefied craftmanship inherent in the sartorial sophistication behind the artistry of Haute Couture.
Visitors could admire and appreciate the fabric and construction of contemporary haute couture dresses only available usually to a small community around the world.
If the purple jeweled dress or black embellished dress looks familar, you would have probably seen it before on Beyonce latest album cover, 4 and on Leighton Meester in Gossip Girl, both designed by Haute Couturier Maxime Simoens .
WFW 2011 partner - DHL, the world’s leading logistics service provider for global fashion industry will courier Eight of the best French Couture houses collection to Singapore especially for Best of Haute Couture Week
Montblanc who shares similar values with the creation of haute couture for its hand made timepieces from the Montblanc Villeret Haute Horologerie collection is another partner for
WFW 2011.
Parisian Haute Courtier
Alexis Mabille had flown in from Paris specially for the Press Conference and showcased six of his haute couture pieces made of luxurious silks, chiffons, satin, silk crepes and laces to the local and regional media.
WFW 2011 Singapore will also present VIP Shopping Night (13th October)and Prêt-a-Porter (21st to 23th October) showcasing the latest collection of select fashion brands found at world-class
The Shoppes at
Marina Bay Sands and a special show appearance by Issue from Thailand seen at
Men’s Fashion Week 2011 in April.
Women Fashion Week Singapore 2011 Haute Couture Exhibition will feature a total of more than 53
couture outfits featuring 12 couturiers will be on display now till 31 October 2011, at five locations at
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at the following locations – Grand Colonnade South (between Chanel & Ferragamo), Canal Level – Jewellery Lane, Galleria Level – North Node, Promenade South Bridge (between Montblanc & Tommy Hilfiger) and Rain Oculus.