Giorgio Armani Prive collection

A cavern of crystals was installed overnight in Paris to showcase the Prive collection of designer Giorgio Armani. The collection will be shown at the opening of Haute Couture today. His inspiration has come for the spring/summer collection has created a myriad of breath taking gowns that are a shoe in to be on display during next months Academy Awards.

During an exclusive preview for just the Daily Telegraph, his gowns adorned with diamond like stones and tailored to fit snug were the light of the night. Crystals reflecting in all the lights adorned the models shoes and even their lipstick. Philip Treacy, based in London, designed halo-hats of metallic color for Armani’s spring/summer collection, almost hiding the models eyes.

Even in the current recession the spring/summer season for Haute Couture is on track to be the best ever, for this elegant dame of fashion. The likes of Christian Dior and Elie Saab have expressed increased sales. Because of an increase in demand for tickets, the Christian Dior group more than doubled the seating for the show. There are 20 couturiers to be the headliners at the show, the Chambre Syndicale has announced.