Chinese Couture

I love looking at couture clothing from other cultures.I regard coututre fashion as a high art form and the varied cultural expressions seen amongst different nations is fascinating. For example here are some gowns from the Chinese couture line-up. All richly detailed often with distinct Chinese elements that are  unique and exotic.

Images without a * are by designer Guo Pei  from here.All others click * for link.

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Designer: Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund is a cutting edge Swedish designer whose unique knitted garments, until recently, was only available on a made to measure basis.The level of detail was too intricate to contract out.Her clothing is described as "wearable sculpture" with strong angles and carefully crafted handmade elements.Although a bit too avant garde for me I just love her unique silhouettes and artististry.