Faces of the Paris Couturiers, Part 1

You know their names, but what about their faces?  In day 1 of a 3 part series, here are the faces of the French Couture from 1950.

Christian Dior

Jacques Fath

Jean Desses

Pierre Balmain

Robert Piquet

Nina Ricci

Marie-Louise Carven

All photos by George Saad for L'art et la Mode

Autumn Inspirations, 1939

Robert Piguet, 1939.

A final post in our Autumn Inspirations series.  Today's fashions are from the fall of 1939.

Reynaud, Fall 1939

Weekend Eye Candy - Robert Piguet, 1950

Wrapping up a week of #IWouldWearYellow, this gorgeous evening gown by Robert Piguet is from his Spring, 1950 collection.  A shorter skirt of tulle ruffles peeks out beneath the deeper yellow silk faille drape. 

Weekend Eye Candy - Robert Piguet, 1950

There is no more appropriate weekend for this gorgeous ensemble by Robert Piguet from 1950.  The designer combines a vibrant orange wool jacket and vest over a dress of black and white checked wool.  Add a matching jaunty hat, black gloves and a chunky silver bracelet and you are ready!

If you're headed to a Halloween party this weekend, have fun, stay safe and don't forget to take pictures of yourself in your costume!  Send my your photos and enter to win a $50 Couture Allure gift certificate!  Full details can be found here.