With prices for a basic tailored jacket starting from £30,000, and with intricate pieces going for £100,000, haute couture is hardly a bargain. This world of intricate patterns and bejewelled dresses takes thousands of hours of hard labour. It's frivolous and indulgent, but is it a GOOD INVESTMENT.
Christie's fashion director reports an upsurge in interest in couture from private collectors, including Lady Gaga, who recently bought an empire-line McQueen original at auction for £85,000.
However it wont make you a quick buck, it would take 10 years to recoup your investment. This season the place to spend big was Dior, where Raf Simons made his debut.
If you want to add value to your couture, then become a person of interest and be snapped wearing it. Couture worn by famous women sells at a premium and key issues for collectors is provenance and context.
Gaga is smart to get in on the game now, because one day her collection will be worth a fortune.
So perhaps Kate Middleton should ditch Zara and go haute.
The master of Couture nostalgia and the designer who has clocked up the most years in Paris is Karl Lagerfield.
Can there be any atelier more skilled than that of Chanel?
How exhilarating to see truly modern and cleverly worked stones and embroidery to create such wonderful illusions.
Wow!! conceived by the most knowledgeable of all designers in Paris.
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