The couture shows are perfect fodder for bridal inspiration–somehow, all notions of elegance, luxury, and femininity are elevated (or challenged) in this fleeting week. For the recently concluded Paris Haute Couture shows, that was still very much the case. Interestingly, brands seemed to have the same sartorial idea in mind: that old-world glamour never gets old. True to its DNA of chic surrealism, Schiaparelli released figure-hugging ensembles reminiscent of couture in the 1950s with excessive
