Celebrities at Dior - Paris Fashion Week

Today I went to the Dior show to photograph the celebrities! Hundreds of people came out to Dior hoping to either attend the show or get a glimpse of someone famous. After fighting my way to the front of the paparazzi, I was able to get some great shots!

I saw Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington fom Vogue.

I was very excited to see Leighton Meester from Gossip girl since this is one of my favorite shows!

Anna Dello Russo actually stopped to pose for a picture and starting laughing because she wanted to fix her hair before I took the photo.

Olivia Palermo from "The City," looked beautiful! She has the best style sense! After photographing her going into the show, I came across her walking down the street after the show! She was very kind and smiled as I called her name as she passed me by.

Bill Cunningham was there taking photos and was very pleased to pose for a picture for me. I don't think anyone else had recognized him! Bill is a well known fashion photographer for the New York Times!

Rachel Zoe was also at this show, but managed to sneak by me without getting a photo taken! Hopefully I will run into her at one of the other shows so I can get a shot!

The windows of Ave. Montaigne

After watching the Tour de France, I decided to take the long way home so I could walk down one of my favorite streets in Paris. Ave. Montaigne is home to all the luxury brands you could ever want! Valentino, Prada, Dior to name a few! This is my favorite street to window shop and day dream of all the clothes I would buy if I were a millionaire!

Dior's windows had a different style today as the models were adorned in plaid dresses and knee high socks. Paired with the plaid were lots of fur vests, shrugs and jackets. Of course, the chunky layered jewelry also caught my attention!

Prada had some fabulous 60's inspired dresses paired with great clutch bags.

There was orange all over the windows at Emanuel Ungaro.

At Nina Ricci, I drooled over the red dresses! I would love one of these!

Happy shopping everyone!

J'adore Dior at Bon Marche

Earlier in the week I had seen advertisements in the Paris Metro for a Dior exhibit at Bon Marche. Bon Marche is a large luxury department store in Paris that you may remember from an earlier post where I wrote about it! Today I decided to check out the exhibition, and I am so glad I did! This exhibition showcases the difference between the elegant designs that Christian Dior produced in the 1940's and 1950's and the more flamboyant style that John Galliano brought to the house.





Photos courtesy of Eternellement Dior

A few of the couture pieces on show were heavily decorated with beadwork and embroidery. This renewed my love for the work of couture. Each bead and stitch done by hand, to create a beautiful image on the clothing. Once piece stood out to me the most. It was a stunning pink piece that was folded and pleated to create an Asian influence. Sparkling beads and sequins created patterns of leaves and organic flowers all over the skirt suit.

Christian Dior - Haute couture 2007 - Paris - P. OReilly

The house of Dior will be going through a lot of changes with the recent departure of John Galliano. I am excited to see what is in store next for the iconic brand!

Couture Dior 2010

Well, it is that time of year again...Couture week! For the next three days, I will be lurking around the couture shows to catch a glimpse of the clothes, celebrities and designers. Originally studying Couture Embroidery in Paris, this week is very interesting to me to get to see what the atelier houses have crafted for the designers.
The Dior show today was located at Musee Rodin, and John Galliano lived up to the other art work displayed at the famous museum. John Galliano's designs were inspired by Dior's 1953 Spring/Summer "Tulip" Collection. It was famous for its unique embroidery, bright colors, and of course, those iconic full ball gowns. Each girl looked as if she were a flower herself. The dresses are stunning and the details are impeccable. Even down to the ruffles on the skirts made to mimic the flower petals. I wish I could afford one of these dresses. I would never take it off!






As I stood outside the show, I saw some familiar faces from the last Couture week that I attended in January. Hilary Alexander and Jeanne Becker were there to interview the designer and stars that came out for the show.


Jared Leto attended the show along with Jessica Alba.



Lily Cole looked stunning as usual as did Nora Arnezeder as they posed for the paparazzi.



Overall, a great show with gorgeous dresses. The following are some other street shots that I took outside the Dior show.

Dior, Vivian Westwood and Lanvin

Fashion week is still going strong here in Paris, and I continue to go to the shows in search of fashion and celebrities. Last week, I headed out to the Dior show in the Jardin de Tuileries. I got there late, just in time to catch everyone coming out from the show. Grace Coddington from Vogue was there taking pictures with fans, while Frida Gustavsson was posing for the paparazzi. The event was held in a huge tent in corner of the Jardin de Tuileries near place de Concorde.

Inside the show, John Galliano showed a line of beautiful clothes full of romance. There were negligee dresses in pastel silk chiffons, lace tops and over the knee boots. The accessories at this show were also amazing with layered pearls, and long shimmering earrings.


Next, it was on the Vivan Westwood, and Lanvin. Outside these shows, I found myself surrounded by every fashion editor, stylist and journalist you could think of. At one point I was standing beside Grace from Vogue, then turned around to see Clemece Posey, while Hilary Alexander rushed past. Only a minute later, my friend told me to turn around only to see Jared Leto standing right behind me! (I used to love him on "my so called life!)

Such great experiences already, and still three more days of fashion week to attend!