THE final day of the couture shows got underway with Elie Saab this morning, a designer whose creations are more than au fait with the red carpet. They sparkle, they shimmer, they shine and they work a striking silhouette into place for the cameras to get papping away. His is that traditional red carpet fashion fodder.
It was pretty with beautiful embroideries and embellishments that splayed out across fitted dresses of lavender and white, fuchsia, faded red, black and baby blue, but at times it felt like there was more than a passing nod to Valentino (which shows its own couture wares off this evening) and there was something lacking of Saab’s own Lebanese bells and whistles, these pieces with more of a European sensibility underlying them.
It was undoubtedly a very pretty collection and was in tune with many of the couture trends we have seen on the catwalk this week – we clocked midi lengths on those elegant and structured dresses (Valli explored that length too), capes and shoulder details (spotted at Valli and Chanel respectively), and bustier constructions (also seen at Dior and Armani). And it trod the traditional lines of couture, more accessible in its awards season appeal – ballgowns of crystals in coralesque formations; white lace flowers strewn between splashes of iridescent silver; head-to-toe embellishment; and plentiful swishing skirts – which caused more than one model to slip just ever so slightly.
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