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#1
01-26-2008, 04:15 PM
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What royals & nobles are in the ever discreet Haute Couture Club?
Some members & I were discussing this new concept (for some of us like me) called the Haute Couture Club, or "the club," the subject of a BBC4 documentary which is on youtube. Only members of "the club" can buy haute couture. Celebrities & socialites who borrow it for red carpet events are never allowed in the club and, therefore, never can buy it. This club is very exclusive, discreet, and the main requirement to be a member seems to be the ability to appreciate haute couture as its art form and to have the means to acquire it. Money is not enough. "Status" is not enough. Although those things will help you, you need something else......... the "something else" is what makes this topic so fascinating, in my opinion.
BBC4 presents The Secret World of Haute Couture (6 parts) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
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#2
01-26-2008, 04:22 PM
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I saw that documentary several months ago, and it was pretty good. Unfortunately the Youtube videos are not working properly, so in order to watch this documentary go over to Youtube and type in The Secret World of Haute Couture and it will take you to the links.
There are many more members who buy Haute Couture, but they don't advertise nor flaunt their membership or status. Young members can be seen at the Le Bal Haute Couture wearing couture; many of the gowns are bought while one or two are borrowed. Last edited by GlitteringTiaras; 01-26-2008 at 04:28 PM.
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#3
01-26-2008, 04:43 PM
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And here's a look at 08's newest members on the scene for latest season...
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a montage of clients: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/...e82c9f.jpg?v=0 Quote:
Last edited by zembla; 01-26-2008 at 05:32 PM.
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#4
01-26-2008, 05:09 PM
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There was a documentary that aired on PBS in the United States several months ago about couture. I cannot remember what it was called, but the documentarians followed a few different women while they purchased couture in Paris, and went to shows. They also showed a very elderly American woman who had an entire closet full of couture. Did anyone else see this documentary? It was really interesting.
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#5
01-26-2008, 05:28 PM
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i remember seeing a documentary a year or two ago about the debutantes ball which takes place at The crillon every year...it was great..but at that time, i had no idea that HC club was such a low key club....
what strikes me the most wasn't the gowns (even if some of them were gorgeous, but like everywhere some people really don't have a clue about how to choose their gown "properly", or in the right way (don't know how to tell it), seems like they doesn't look their bodyshape....  , whatever) yess..what strikes me the most was the mothers...the girls didn't seem to be so interested in it... some find it old-fashioned....i remember that russian woman (a self-made woman whose daughter is in boarding school in usa....) the woman was just obsessed with that "enter the world" ball, she was ecstatic...while her daughter really didn't care that much...she seemed so blasé...for goodness sake, how can one be blasé by HC gowns and fabulous jewellery....??
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#6
01-26-2008, 05:34 PM
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Old Money vs New Money in couture....
The Polyglot: New Money vs. Old Money…& Then Came the Lean Times New clients: Quote:
Gwyneth's Valentino she was supposed to wear to the Golden Globes...valued at $280,000...she is also said to be one of the few actresses with membership... Gwyneth Paltrow Golden Globe dress under consideration
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#7
01-26-2008, 05:53 PM
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280 000 dollars??
  what about delphine arnault? do you guys think that she is a couture client or does she get them for free?
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#8
01-26-2008, 05:53 PM
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That's the documentary that can be seen on Youtube and orginally posted by CT. 
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#9
01-26-2008, 06:54 PM
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 As for the Crillon Haute Couture ball, I have some comments. Many of the debutantes borrow the gowns, I know it. I never thought of any of them buying the gowns, figuring the publicity around the event would induce the designers to loan all of them. But certainly, I am not surprised to learn that some of them are from "club families", as we might say.
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~ All power is from within & is therefore under our own control ~ Robert Collier
~ The purpose of our existence is to seek happiness ~ The Dalai Lama ~ You create your own universe as you go along ~ Winston Churchill
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#10
01-26-2008, 07:36 PM
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Haute Couture Houses
*Chanel *Christian Dior *Armani Prive (correspondent/foreign member) *Christian Lacroix *Jean-Paul Gaultier *Versace Atelier *Givenchy *Valentino (correspondent/foreign member) *Emanuel Ungaro *Ralph Rucci (correspondent/foreign member) *Elie Saab (correspondent/foreign member) *Adeline André *Dominique Sirop *Franck Sorbier *Jean-Louis Scherrer Deceased clients *Coco Chanel (hailed as "club saint") *Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis *Princess Grace of Monaco *The Duchess of Windsor Living Clients *Daphne Guinness Niarchos *Eugenie Niarchos *Deeda Blair (Mrs. William McCormick Blair) *Princess Pavlos of Greece (Marie-Chantal Miller) *Marissa Berenson *Ivana Trump (probably Ivanka her daughter too) *Baroness Helene de Ludinghausen *Susan Gutfreund *Becca Cason Thrash *Carroll Petrie *Judith Corrente *Betsy Bloomingdale *Delphine Arnault (no surprise, right? since daddy is the LVMH king) *Princess Caroline, The Princess of Hannover *Charlotte Casiraghi *Suzanne Saperstein *Gwyneth Paltrow *Queen Rania of Jordan *Princess Lalla Soukaïnka (Lalla Salma) of Morocco *Nada Kirdar *Rena Sindi *Veronica Hearst *Fabiola Beracasa *Anh Duong *Rosario Nadal (Spanish beauty married to Bulgaria's Prince Kyril since 1999) *Catherine Deneuve *Anne Bass *Helen Lee Schifter __________________________________ Further Reading *Secret World of Haute Couture *The Cult Of Couture - Forbes.com *Ready To Wear | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com *FASHION REVIEW; Couture, the Game for Pure Players - New York Times *Le Bal de la Haute Couture
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~ All power is from within & is therefore under our own control ~ Robert Collier
~ The purpose of our existence is to seek happiness ~ The Dalai Lama ~ You create your own universe as you go along ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by CasiraghiTrio; 01-28-2008 at 01:22 AM.
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#11
01-26-2008, 09:04 PM
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Here's a name list of all the women I posted in that montage...
The Polyglot: Couture’s New Clients…Part II Queen Rania is also a client...and Anne Bass The Polyglot: How They Wear it: Queen Rania of Jordan The Polyglot: How They Wear It: Anne Bass More on Middle Eastern buyers... The Polyglot: Behind the Scenes at the Paris Haute Couture: A glimpse into the private world of couture’s Middle Eastern clients…
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#13
01-26-2008, 10:07 PM
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I love these from the new Chanel HC collection this past week...
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...00130m1362.jpg http://www.elle.com/assets/image/200...1544218209.jpg http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5...46d2b70pg0.jpg
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#14
01-26-2008, 11:53 PM
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^ zembla, the third one you posted is breathtaking. I can't think of another word to describe it.
Is this the "feather dress" (from Spring 2007 collection)?? http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00580m.jpg Princess Lalla Salma apparently prefers Chanel & Valentino above all. The Polyglot: How They Wear it: Queen Lalla Salma of Morocco It says she bought pieces from Valentino's Fall 2004 HC collection. Fall 2004 Couture - Valentino Fall 2004 Couture Collection on Style.com: Complete Collection Princess Caroline wore Haute Couture Chanel (spring 2007 season) to the Valentino events last summer (rude of her not to wear Valentino for his retirement parties but oh well!)  Caroline's dress (getty) And the runway version: http://www.style.com/slideshows/fash...WAY/00220m.jpg Charlotte's dress was also Chanel but it was RTW. :(
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~ All power is from within & is therefore under our own control ~ Robert Collier
~ The purpose of our existence is to seek happiness ~ The Dalai Lama ~ You create your own universe as you go along ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by CasiraghiTrio; 01-27-2008 at 12:18 AM.
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01-27-2008, 08:54 AM
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No Casiraghi Trio this is the feather dress from the show!!!! And it's actually from the "Chanel Paris Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture Show." (which is weird because i thought this was suppose to be for the 2007 collection).
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01-27-2008, 08:56 AM
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