![]() ![]() His point about standing for inclusivity-his passion-is definitely intended to be heard by the wider world of young people. A bridge too far for some who had been working at the shows, perhaps, but the crowd scene outside proved that there are thousands today who clamour to photograph and feel part of the scene around Valentino and what haute couture, and fashion in general, has to say. His venue, at night, was a famous Paris joint under the Pont Alexandre. This season, he took couture literally to the club. She’s all about the femme felice” - felice being the Spanish word for happy.Pierpaolo Piccioli’s project with haute couture for the past few years has been to stretch the metier to say something that makes social points beyond the clothes. “Agatha is very much against the femme fatale. “We are an easygoing brand,” Valente explained, noting that models are always encouraged to smile, give high-fives as they pass each other, or make heart emojis with their hands. He also dressed “Hotel Balkan” actress Sanja Popović and local influencer Tijana Osmanagić for the festival.Īgatha Ruiz de la Prada couldn’t make it herself to Montenegro owing to national elections in her native Spain, but she dispatched her head of design Javier Carrera and communications executive Catarina Valente to represent her colorful, upbeat lifestyle brand.ĭe la Prada puts on as many as 70 fashion shows a year, finding it hard to say no to any invitation. “It’s like Monaco – but a modern, updated version.”Īl Ali paraded a retrospective of his designs alongside many looks from his spring 2023 couture collection. “It’s attracting the crème de la crème of jet-setters looking for new, interesting destinations,” the couturier mused. ![]() It was Syrian-born designer Rami Al Ali’s first time in Porto Montenegro, and he saw the International Fashion Festival as a chance to recruit new clients, and reconnect with Russian ones, who are returning now that there are more daily flights from Istanbul to Tivat airport.Ī model in a Rami Al Ali dress. Ward and his team certainly did, dining al fresco at the recently refurbished and expanded Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort, and at the Tivat boutique hotel La Roche - until a thunderstorm forced them to finish their meal indoors. They realize that they live in one of the most beautiful corners in the world, and they want to take advantage of it,” he said. “Serbians and Montenegrins really appreciate this country. Today he describes Montenegro as a “melting pot” of tourists from a variety of nationalities, including French, Swiss, British and Americans, in addition to those from nearby countries. ![]() Ward began visiting Montenegro about 16 years ago at the invitation of his Russian clients, who spent summers in Budva, prized for its sandy beaches and high-octane nightlife. ![]() Montenegro has vastly expanded its luxury attractions in recent years and events like the fashion festival also boost tourism, with the Regent enjoying a 98 percent occupancy rate and christening a new Bulgari boutique, its opening party partly overlapping with Ward’s runway show a gemstone’s throw away. The festival, which attracted such sponsors as Hublot, Mercedes-Benz and the swanky Regent hotel, was also broadcast on national television in Montenegro, a small country prized for its rugged mountains, medieval villages and spectacular Adriatic coastline, dotted in summer with mega yachts. He paraded about 35 looks from his fall 2023 ready-to-wear collection, strong on cape-shouldered gowns and lavish embroideries.Ībout 1,200 people attended the two-day, invitation-only event, including high-end tourists, government officials, media bigwigs and local social-media stars, many of them dressed to the nines. “And is a great destination: It’s a place where you can have fun and enjoy your guests and everything, so brides can think of Montenegro as the next destination for a wedding.”Īfter swimming off Mamula’s pebble beach, and touring its sun deck, pools, eateries and vast spa with its multiple “ritual rooms,” Ward was the headline attraction at the fifth annual International Fashion Festival in nearby Porto Montenegro. “A lot of brides today look for destination weddings,” said Ward, whose atelier dresses about 500 ceremonies a year. Couture Corsets Grace the Fall 2023 Runways ![]()
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