Nick Verreos: RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018

Grand Gestures--Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018

WHAT: Stephane Rolland Haute Couture 2018. Rolland showed a collection with lots of volume, capes, sportswear...WWD said of the collection: "In terms of theatricality, the designer toned it down, presenting a lighter, more fluid evolution of his aesthetic".

Glittering--Actual DIAMONDS, sewn as trim--Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018

FABRICS: Haute Couture fabrications all the way: Actual diamonds (DIAMONDS!) from Maison Boghossian sewn into the gowns and silk taffeta capes (plus a 25-carat diamond tiara for the bride!); embroidered suede pants; silk organza drapes on wool grain de poudre dresses; mohair capes; leather jumpsuits.

SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Voluminous capes; Watteau gowns; jumpsuits with overskirts; diamond-encrusted details; Sportswear Couture; leather and crepe joggers. Rolland's muse, Spanish model and TV presenter Nieves Alvarez opened and almost finished the show.

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