Elie Saab's models wafted down the runway in clouds of silk chiffon and tulle
like angelic Botticelli beauties at his haute couture show for next
autumn-winter on Wednesday.
He acknowledged as his inspiration Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel for the
muted palette of grey-blues, faded pinks and reddish purples like wine
dregs.
Empire-line ballgowns with tightly ruched bodices in shot taffeta were
dramatic. He emphasised waists with giant bows, built up shoulders with flounces
or ran ruffles down bare backs to meet a floor-sweeping train. More fragile tiered dresses in silk chiffon were spangled with wavy bands of
silver sequins, which trembled as the models walked.
