Giambattista Valli Couture Spring 2015

The runway is a designer's canvas. It's a place for opportunity. A place where the designer conveys ideas and establishes dialog. Giambattista Valli brought together two seemingly opposite iconic figures as the inspiration for the Spring 2015 Couture collection. In what the designer referred to as an "impossible conversation" with Coco Chanel and Janis Joplin revealed as not so impossible after all. Valli married stylish sensibilities like the masculinity of the Chanel jacket, Joplin's hippie-ish pants under dresses look and the free-spirited nature of both women to create a truly magnificent collection. With the signature floral motif featured throughout, Giambattista Valli presented a collection that embraced the couture aesthetic of show-stopping elegance. The final looks were so rich, so gorgeous that you just can't take your eyes off them.

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Atelier Versace Spring 2015 Couture

While I can't imagine any socialites wearing the very revealing Versace gowns featured on the runway, I do suspect they'll all be talking about it. Donatella Versace gave us skin. And lots of it. It wasn't vulgar but actually quite mesmerizing. It was all about the showing off and embracing of the curves of a woman she told Style.com. In fact, there wasn't a single straight line in the collection. The color scheme was limited to bold reds, blues, black and white but the range of looks went across the board. Jumpsuits, minidresses, and of course, the eye-popping gowns. Donatella also gave us something new for Versace, volume. She sent out these terrifically voluminous dresses with pockets - a new silhouette for Versace.

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