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Banana Favorites: Couture Shows Spring 2015

Laces, sheers and shades of pink, powder blue and yellow dominated the Couture shows this year. Still with two months of winter ahead, I have Spring all over my head. The couture shows are always exciting to watch. These were Banana’s favorites:

CHANEL

Flowers for Spring, groundbreaking? YES. At least the 300 that decorated Chanel’s Couture show this year. In terms of decoration and ambiance, hands down this one won. Even though I have mixed feelings about the dropped waist, they worked in this collection when combined with ultra embellished (flower ones that is) pieces. Chanel hasn’t been in this list for a couple of seasons now. I was so blown away by everything in this collection, I’d say Karl made quite a comeback.

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DIOR

I had to watch this collection two times in order to like it. At first the 70s psychedelic print (not shown in these pictures) threw me off but as I re watched it I noticed the other looks were so beautiful, they made up for that hideous print. The very ladylike, DIOR ish dresses with cutouts paired with patent boots and the last ones with the color stripe skirts were my favorite looks.

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GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

WOW. This was my #1 collection this season. Valli delivers nothing but protuberant elegance in such a magical way. His love for tulle and florals won my heart. This collection is nothing but perfection… no need to say more.

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ELIE SAAB

Classic Ellie Saab. Elegant laces and sheers. Beautiful gowns. We’ll be seeing this ones a lot on the red carpets this year.

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VALENTINO

Inspired by Shakespeare and other romantic novels, the creative directors were feeling enchanted when making this collection. Quotes from Dante’s Inferno were printed on some dresses which was really cool. The last dress with the clouds embellishments is truly a dream come true. 

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ZUHAIR MURAD

This collection did for me what Ellie Saab’s. It’s not out of this world. Nothing ground breaking but yet so beautiful that makes it impossible not to like it.

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Banana Favorites: Fall 2014 Couture Shows

The Fall 2014 Couture shows wrapped up last Friday in Paris. We’re always excited to watch couture shows since they are so entertaining to see and forward. The truth is we only liked some of them but the ones we liked, we LOVED.

CHRISTIAN DIOR

The combination of Marie Antoinette silhouettes with modern ones by adding sexy cut outs and V necks was what I liked the most about this collection. Then, by  showing flappy and mod shaped dresses, Raf Simons took the audience to a time traveling fashion experience. Ultra feminine and classy, this was my second favorite collection from the couture shows.

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ELIE SAAB

The runway was decorated with chandeliers at the back, perfect for the evening gowns about to show up. I’ve stated before that if I was a celebrity, Elie Saab would be one of my go to designers for the red carpets. How could you go wrong? The dresses are perfectly fitted and look SO elegant. And what about that last one?? I’d get married tomorrow if someone gave it to me! 

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ZUHAIR MURAD

I was a little disappointed by the collection since his last collections were so beautiful. I just posted these looks that I liked (the rest of the collection was a total letdown). The second and third are my favorite!

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GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

Now THIS, is how you do a couture collection! Take notes everyone! WOW. Definitely the winner. Inspired by the Alhambra castle in Granada, Spain, he mixed the Moorish and the Spanish influences and added details inspired by the gardens. To me, the collection has that old Hollywood glamour with the scarves but the crops and colorful flowers brought a fresh air to the looks. And then, let’s talk about the final looks. THOSE SKIRTS!!!!!! I loved how he paired them up with simple button down white shirts to bring attention to the beautiful tulle skirts. This collection reminds me why I love fashion so much. Amazing job!

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Yes, Valentino is not on the list. Talk about disappointment 😦 The collection looked so contemporary and matronly. I didn’t liked it at all. I guess we’ll have to wait to see the Spring ’15 shows.

Bananas’ Favorites: Spring 2014 Couture Shows

Last week designers presented their Spring 2014 Couture collections and we were loving it! Personally I prefer Spring collections and even better COUTURE SPRING collections. These were my favorites:

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

On my top 3, definitely. I always like how he plays with structure and feminine silhouettes. The mix of pastels and bright colors was so cool and even though I’m tired of the color mint, that mint long sleeve dress is to die for!

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ELIE SAAB

If I was a celebrity the Fashion Police team would probably say that they’re sick of me wearing Elie Saab on red carpets. But those gowns!!!! Lovely, just lovely.

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ZUHAIR MURAD 

Sexy necklines mixed with delicate fabrics. This collection was like being a floral, lace, golden dream.

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CHANEL 

Sending all models wearing delicate pieces with sneakers was a risk that in my opinion paid off. Finally something different on the runway. That last look on Cara Delevingne was so cool!

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CHRISTIAN DIOR 

This collection reminded me of Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton’s) and anything that reminds me of Alice is a win for me. Burton’s Alice btw because one of my favorite things from that movie was Alice’s wardrobe. It was playful but sophisticated. Two of my favorite looks were the black jacket with the green shoes and the white graphic crop top with the skater skirt.

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VALENTINO

Valentino needs no explanation of why it’s on my favorites list, does he? When I saw that first dress I thought I died and went to fashion heaven. I mean, music + tulle on a dress? IN LOVE! Of course that dress was my favorite from ALL! The collection reminded me of Adam and Eve’s garden. Animal prints and shapes were very present in it. Also, lots of tulle. Oh, Valentino. 

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What were your favorite collections? Did they made the Bananas’ list?