I found his work very interesting and never banal. There was always some attraction to death, his designs were sometimes dehumanized. Who knows, perhaps after flirting with death too often, death attracts you.

-Lagerfeld on McQueen

So far, Jean Paul Gaultier is the only couture show that's really impressed me. I don't really have anything to say. (I don't know why the photos are so tiny, asshole blogspot, hopefully they enlarge when you click on them or something)

Prada Pre-Fall 2010 via style.com

Thimister Fall 2010 Couture (shown during Spring Couture) via style.com

I don't really see how this falls under haute couture, but it makes one hell of a collection, and a great source of inspiration. The faux blood stains (click the link to see the rest) and the colour palette are brilliant. It isn't hard to see what inspired Mr. Thimister (or maybe once you've read the review it isn't), but not in a way where it turns costumey.

balenciaga ss06

style.com

this is what i aspire to be someday.