Couture Winter 2016: Venues

By filtering out shows that were held on a traditional catwalk, we could divide the venues in two categories; House and Garden and Entertainment

Valentino Mirabilia Romae (photo via style.com)

Valentino Mirabilia Romae Biblioteca Casanatense (image @Courtesy press office via vogue.it)

Valentino Mirabilia Romae Campanile Sant’Agnese in Agone – @Courtesy press office – See more at: http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/oddities/2015/07/valentino-mirabilia-romae#ad-image

Valentino Mirabilia Romae Bagno di Diana – @Courtesy press office – See more at: http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/oddities/2015/07/valentino-mirabilia-romae#ad-image (via Vogue.it)

Azzedine Alaia. Couture_Sculpture (@SGP via vogue.it)

Christian Dior Couture winter 2016 (photographed by Kevin Tachman via Vogue.com)

Christian Dior (photo via style.com)

Schiaparelli (photographed by Kevin Tachman via Vogue.com)

Fendi Couture Fall 2015 (photographed by Kevin Tachman via Vogue.com)

RVDK demi-couture Fall 2015 (photo percevalties.com)

Chanel, Photo by Stephane Feugere (via WWD.com)

Viktor & Rolf (photo via style.com)

Charlie Le Mindu at The Crazy Horse (photo via NowFashion.com)

Category; House and Garden
At Valentino they named the collection “Mirabilia Romae” which means “The Marvels of Rome” and that’s where they also took the audience: Showing outside at the flagship store at Piazza Mignanelli in Rome. (after giving a fashion-exhibition tour situated in 3 of the most stunning buildings of Rome) Also held in Rome, at the Galleria Borghese: The lavish opening event of the Azzedine Alaïa Couture/Sculpture exhibition. Dolce and Gabanna treated their guests to a “Mid Summer’s Night” themed weekend in Portofino, they own a couple of properties there, which they used for presenting Fine Jewelry, Alta Moda, and Alta Sartoria collections. Also dinner and a party (with Kylie Minogue performing) were scheduled for this weekend. (be sure to read all about that here on vogue.com) At Christian Dior they just built a complete venue/installation/building with special light effects at the garden of the Rodin museum in Paris “The Garden of Delight”

Schiapparelli showed at the Place Vendôme salon with a make believe “Theatre d’Elsa” as backdrop. Fendi actually showed in a Théâtre (de Champs-Élysees) with a surrealist backdrop of Giorgio de Chirico’s Piazza d’Italia. RVDK presented in an empty, typical Parisian, apartment in the sixth arrondissement (that’s what starting fashion houses mostly do in Paris during the Couture Shows)

Category; Entertainment
Chanel faked a Casino, built in the Grand Palais, with actual gamblers (a.o. celebrities, actress Kirsten Stewart)as backdrop for the show. Viktor & Rolf gave a performance dressing and undressing models and then putting the dresses on the walls of he Palais de Tokyo museum. Charlie Le Mindu made use of the props at the Le Crazy Horse de Paris for his couture show.

Credits;
Schiapparelli/Atelier Versace/Charlie le Mindu (images via http://nowfashion.com/categories/reviewing http://www.vogue.com/tag/season/fall-2015-couture/)
Fendi (images via http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/13280328/fendi-fall-2015-couture-backstage/#1)
Valentino (images via http://www.style.com/fashion-shows/fall-2015-couture/valentino / http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/oddities/2015/07/valentino-mirabilia-romae#ad-image
RVDK (image via http://www.percevalties.com/2015/07/ronald-van-der-kemp-fall-winter-2015.html)
Azzedine Alaïa (image via http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/fashion-events/2015/07/azzedine-alaia-couture-sculpture#ad-image)
Chanel (images vis http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/chanel-runway-set-karl-lagerfeld-casino-2015-10177366/)