Paris Prêt-à-Porter Fall 2008: Lanvin and Chado Ralph Rucci

Sunday was the last day of prêt-à-porter, and after an exciting and fashion-filled past few days I was happy to have saved one of the best for last. Lanvin has always been one of my personal favorite fashion houses, and I was anxious to see what divine designs Alber Elbaz would have in store for the Fall/Winter. A self-proclaimed poster child of Lanvin, I sincerely feel as if Alber could do no wrong when it comes to fashion design. Truly understanding and appreciating women, his collection is created to bring out the beauty of females regardless of body size or age.

Paris Prêt-à-Porter Fall 2008: Elie Saab

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the show for Elie Saab’s prêt-à-porter collection. Having very much loved the elegance of his Haute Couture collection, I was eager to see in what direction Elie would take his Fall-Winter fashions. Notorious for his glamorous gowns, which are divine in detail and construction, I was expecting this season to be similar in style. However, to my surprise, from the very first to last look Elie’s collection exhibited the designers versatility for creating not only red-carpet gowns, but also fashion that is exuberant, flirty and feminine.