July, 5th, 2017

THAT GIBSON GIRL
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Her figure is statuesque, her waist is narrow and her head is carried high: the #GibsonGirl, a key figure of the late 19th century, is a much a beauty ideal as a symbol of modernity and empowerment. She is also at the origin of the #ZuhairMurad #Couture 2017-18 collection, injecting a sense of elegance equally timeless and deeply rooted in its time. This wardrobe plays with a duality between strength and delicacy. A sheath dress comes with a trail, a bodysuit is worn with a cape, and ample floor-length skirts are contrasted by plunging backlines. Textures and textiles are juxtaposed to express the same sense of contrast: Ostrich feathers a dorn hemlines, pearled fringes undulate with each movement, thistles are painted and embroidered in sequins as a wink to #ArtNouveau. Pleated tulles and tears of ruffles add an airiness and a sense of romance to the most complex of pieces. This ornemental and gracious allure is twisted with silk velvet layers, boleros, flounced midi skirts, boyish trousers, so as to dress a body in motion. The palette, grey-green, powdered pink, cream, ivory, and charcoal, further suggests a sense of contemporaneity and perpetual renewed savoir-faire. His heart was blooming but still craved the grit of her tenderness. Her art was aroused but still craved the glow of his exquisiteness. @ZuhairMura dofficial dresses you to live, love, and say it swell in good sentences. Couture dreams invade silently as his passion invades silky thoughts to mind unchained you. Dualité. Dualités.
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#ALESSANDROBERGA | L’ÉDITOR
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