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| LOUIS FERAUD |
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| Louis Féraud's cavaliers of far-away steppes Kiki Féraud wanted them "savage, impetuous... prancing about in a silky and scintillating parade". A woman dressed by Féraud stands no chance of going unnoticed. By day, the charming cavaliers are dressed in long culotte skirts and jackets with cinched waists or long tapered skirts, coats and jackets with Louis Féraud prints embroidered in bright colors, Mongolian embroidered vests, or frock coats in mink or silver fox. Fur is present throughout the collection, used as a base material, as ornamentation on collars, or else worked, as in a coat with a mini checkerboard pattern formed from camel and navy blue-colored silver fox, or as a mink fringe or hem on a bustier dress. For evening, splendor reveals itself in the embroidery, reflective and scintillating materials, damasks, stones, jewel buttons, pearls and feathers that decorate sleeves, cuffs and necklines. Fur dresses, draped dresses in satin, silk chiffon or taffeta, sometimes with a train, sheath dresses in draped tulle... these exotic princesses inspire thoughts of far-away places, where women revel in splendor and luxuriance. The colors play on duos and contrasts; black and white, navy blue and cognac, camel and black. Dark reds predominate, reflective materials reveal the dark tones of the evening dresses, and prints explode with bright shades. The bride was airy and sylphlike in her tulle skirt sprinkled with ostrich feathers and a smocked velvet basque jacket with organza sleeves embroidered with light feathers. Virginie Transon |
