Style The haute-coutureweek in Paris is over. The week, which is not the most portable, but the most beautiful evening dresses and other priceless creations will be shown. On each piece there is often a few thousand hours worked, both the fabrics and the details are made by hand. A summary of the highlights.

in short: what is haute couture? Haute couture is clothing that is entirely made by hand and that there are no two same pieces are sold. To haute couture to be able to create, you must get permission from the Chambre Syndicale de La Couture. Who recognize the title of haute couturier only to fashion houses that own workshops where clothing is manufactured. In those studios must be at least twelve people work, their collection should be twice per year on the catwalk will be shown in which there are always 50 different pieces and there should also be an area in which the collection of regular customers is displayed.

Therefore, there are worldwide only a handful of brands that haute couture collections (may) show. The big names are Chanel, Dior and Elie Saab, but also the Dutch brand Iris Van Herpen and Belgian A. F. Vandevorst are recognized couturiers.

1. The most eye-catching fashion trend

One of the most striking trends in the coutureweek? The swim cap. Spotted at Chanel and Dior , in both cases, occupied with sequins. Maria Grazia Chiuri combined the hat at Dior with both short and long evening dresses. Karl Lagerfeld showed a model in a glitterbadpak the catwalk about crying out, with its sparkling hat. Or we will soon see people on the street walk with a swim cap is but the question, though, of course, a regular hat with glitters to wear.