Elie Saab Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2013-2014
The first look of royally opulent silhouettes has gleams of blood-red, akin to rubies plucked from crown. Opulent silhouettes appear from between the columns of the Palais Brongniart, with a stature befitting the most majestic and prestigious of ceremonies.
Sewing of veins of carmine sequins emphasis the waist of the wears, shining like rivulets of colored diamonds. Seen from a distance, they define the silhouette in celestial light. Evoking a fiery set of jewels, dresses and trains are embroidered with gem-colored crystals: emerald green, ruby red and sapphire blue.
The procession of jewels in the crown is broken up by silvery sheaths that liquefy into crystalline reflections. Sequins shimmer as if a symphony of colours, a few amongst them calling forth in their wake, the finest tessellations imaginable. Gowns reveal backs that have been cut into the pear and oval shapes of jewels. A décolleté that curves elegantly like the beak of a swan is set with rows of beading, running analogous to a waistline underscored with glittering stones. To contrast, silhouettes appear with an asymmetric neckline, or are bowed and draped in silk chiffon. Regal, the bride emerges with her three bridesmaids, wearing a gown embroidered with repeated linear constellations of smoked quartz, crystal and waves of silvery moon dust. She is radiant, a comet of light.
