That time has now come with a staging at the Whitsun Festival in Baden-Baden, and quite a production it is, with costumes designed by the Dutch haute-couture team of Viktor & Rolf that make use of some 1.3 million Swarovski crystallized elements.
True to his aesthetic, the designer showed trousers, which are so rare on couture runways, teaming them perhaps with a shapely peplum jacket.
And so, with a few responses, a sketchpad full of designs, and a small team of couture sewers, Amsale started her business out of her New York City loft apartment.
With the help of the glam team from Amoy Couture Hair Salon, Jeantel got new hair extensions, a manicure and had her makeup done.
Though he and Boni are undoubtedly artists, it is more tempting to compare what the husband and wife team do to couture.
The 29-year-old "I'm A Mess" singer, who's nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, blasted couture creators who told her team that the star's size 8 wouldn't cut it.
Freshly arrived from Paris couture week, I followed a dream team behind the scenes.
Dior, after dismissing John Galliano, decided to go ahead with a couture show, using the house's studio team.
Last Tuesday, Jason Richardson and Baron Davis, dapper veterans on the Warriors, took the team's three rookies to Couture in San Francisco's Union Square.
With his exceptional tailoring skills and experience at the house, Mr. Gaytten was chosen by Sidney Toledano, chief executive of Dior, where the backroom designer also will be team leader for the haute couture show next week.
From the British designer's tsunami of ideas in the twice-a-year haute couture and ready-to-wear collections, design teams build ranges of inter-season collections and accessory lines.
