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Fur Fashion Trends Autumn 2006 Winter 2007Reprinted International Fur Press Report News for Women Autumn Winter 2006/7MODERNISM IS THE NEW MÉTIER OF THE PARIS COUTUREA vital new dynamic infuses the Couture collections for Autumn/Winter 2006-2007
As a result,
Couture has never been more relevant, imbued with a fresh vitality for the
ever-younger coterie of celebrity customers who attend the shows.
The presence of young stars in the front row generates more than just publicity for the designers; the styles worn by celebrities are now a major factor in influencing the public's sartorial choices. The repercussions of Mischa Barton attending Galliano are hard to track, but her field of influence over the direction of fashion is indisputable. Read about the meaning of couture here.
Christian Lacroix
And for observers of fur fashion trends, the autumn 2006 range was all about simplicity of shape and clever juxtaposition with contrasting fabrics, textures and metallics.
All images this page courtesy of IFTF. Lacroix imparted bell-shaped perfect fit to a burgundy velvet coat with a sable fur collar and fox trim, as well as to a richly embellished grey-and-black velvet mini coat with full sleeves of finn raccoon. Taking modernism to the extreme, designers mixed fur and fabric in sculptural silhouettes with subtle details. At Givenchy, Ricardo Tisci's autumn 2006 range included an almost egg-shaped fox coat with metallic insets, and an
extraordinary round-shouldered collarless coat that combined sheared and
longhair mink fur in horizontal bands.
In its second couture collection, Armani Privé used sculpted sheared-and-grooved mink in a cutaway maxi coat, which
masterfully accented the luxurious, clean lines of the collection.
Attention to precise cutting was a key Couture trend, modern medieval, seen at both Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld melded the medieval and the modern in a short-skirted suit, embellished with pearl beading and trimmed with sable fur, balanced by edgy denim thigh-high boots. All thumbnails above enlarge.
Gaultier
In his autumn 2006 range, Gaultier went to great lengths for a modern-day Maid Marian, creating a long, shoulder-less, russet velvet dress, flung with wraparound red fox fur.
Christian
Lacroix uncharacteristically used simplicity as the golden rule for his
textural silver-metallic trapeze coat trimmed with a bold, shoulder-defining
fox fur collar and decorative metallic-beading accents.
Hobeika gave gold lace a modern turn in a bell-shaped dress with geometric-cut sheared-mink fur trim.
Read about the meaning of couture here.
Paris Couture for Autumn/Winter 2006-2007 reinforced the significance of the collections to all fashion and the influence of the Couture shows will spread as ripples in a pond. The fur fashion trend came to a head as the designer linked luxury, craftsmanship and modern sensibilities for the 21st century in general and the autumn 2006 range in particular. All fur fashion images on this page are courtesy of IFTF. My thanks to Fran Harrow of IFTF. (Page Date 27 July 2006) Read about the meaning of couture here. ~ * For more information on ladies and teens fashion trends go to:-
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