"Alexis Mabille" Autumn Winter 2012 2013 Paris 1 of 2 HD Haute Couture by FashionChannel
Alexis Mabille is the little prince of French Haute Couture who's light-handed design invariably combines a sense of fun with opulence and his trademark butterfly bows. For his Winter 2012/13 "Reflets de Femme" collection Mabille imagined a woman as a precious jewel dressed in pieces which catch and reflect the light in multi-faceted ways. Secondskin sheaths outlined in extra-large Swarovski crystals; hourglass combinations of nude net, stretch sequins and gold arabesque embroidery, basketweave satin smoking jackets, lace pantssuits cropped at the knee and worn with a man's white formal vest and tails and sweeping velvet capes framed at the neck with a multicolored organza ruff collar capture Mabille's frivolous, cartoon Schiaparelli-style.