Luxurious haute couture outfits created by the meticulous and talented hands of skilled artisans are always considered the pinnacle of artistic beauty in the fashion industry.
It is not easy to get your hands on high-end fashion designs no matter how much customers are willing to pay.
At its peak after the New Look Collection in 1947, about 20 thousand people around the world officially became customers of the high-end fashion line under the Dior brand.
However, a reality in modern society shows that the Millennials generation (ages 19 to 35) are gradually fascinated by luxury haute couture designs and they are increasingly boldly spending more on luxury products.
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The essence of haute couture fashion
Toledano – president of the Federation of Haute Couture & Fashion (The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode – The Federation of Haute Couture & Fashion) commented: “The principle of haute couture fashion lies in creative thinking with creative techniques.
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Currently, the list of official haute couture fashion houses in Paris has been reduced to only 14 members, including extremely familiar names in the international fashion scene such as Chanel, Christian Dior, Givenchy or Jean Paul Gaultier.
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Le Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture also recognizes other international members despite not being based in Paris such as Elie Saab, Giambattista Valli, Giorgio Armani (with the Amarni Privé line), Maison
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To be certified as haute couture, fashion houses must meet all requirements from the set of standards of Le Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture including: having the ability to design specialized orders including apparel and accessories
Talented craftsmen work hard in Chanel’s Paris atelier.
The time to create an outfit that meets haute couture standards from high-quality fabrics and delicate stone-embellished details and intricate floral embroidery often takes up to several hundred hours, with some products consuming more than
The techniques of fabric dyeing, 3D flower embroidery, and elegant beading require meticulousness and precision in every stitch of highly skilled artisans.
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Millennials fashion wave
Today, the generation of Millennials has truly shown a strong influence on the high fashion industry with unique experiences and breaking the rules of the times.
“We are currently working with a large number of millennial customers.
The younger generation occupies the front row at prestigious fashion shows.
Toledano shared that the reason why more and more young customers are willing to spend on high-end fashion products is thanks to the ability to access data from famous fashion houses around the world.
These are all unprecedented in the glamorous world of Haute Couture fashion, a place that once operated on traditional principles and was described as a closed door to the outside world.
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But it should also be noted that, although the younger generation shows a love for high-end fashion, brands still need to master the standards of Haute Couture designs.
In addition, customers, especially the younger generation, should not pursue Haute Couture high-end fashion just for the purpose of experience and enjoyment without paying attention to the quintessential elements hidden inside.
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