The 22nd of January, at the champs-elysées theatre Stephane Rolland, gave us an appointment to present his Spring/Summer 2019 Haute Couture collection. 

 

Stephane Rolland has always been interested in creation like fashion, cinema or theatre. He learned beside by name in big Maison like La Maison Cristobal Balenciaga where nine months he passed artistic director for the men in Balenciaga. thanks to this, he becomes the younger artistic director in Paris. In 2007, Stephane Rolland is aged 40 years old and he decides to open is Maison de couture and define is own rules with a touch of a new lux more dynamic and exclusive. With this, he creates his place in the fashion world of Haute Couture. 

 

The fashion show started at 14:30. The doors closed at 13:55. During the last 5 minutes before the fashion show, we could hear the public talking, it was like a hubbub in the theatre. Upstairs some benches were free, they allowed a few standing people to sit, it was a real privilege. Waiting for the start of the fashion show some take selfies or asked people to take photos of them, while others take videos of the places. A luxury smell perfume embalming the room and tickling our nostrils.

 

The room plunged into the dark, pink and orange small lights was the only source of light. Music sounded, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Bernard Haitink's Prelude "Afternoon Wildlife" was heard. A tumult of rattling produced by the photographers taking the first model was surprising. Some smoke appeared at each corner of the room, it was like the models came out of the clouds. The models appear at the bottom centre of the room and then they rose the right stairs and went around the mezzanine and down the stairs left. Each model went on following the others in rhythm with the music. 

At first, the colours of the garments were white. Then, certain pieces were black, then beige, yellow or jacquard or even the printed year twenty in orange and white colours. Every piece was very light, soft, transparent, silky, fluid, pure, elegant, some outfit was added feathers or tulle to add volume. Every garment was made with luxury textiles. They were straight out of a dream. Each apparel married the body of the woman and revealed their sensuality. People were in love with this new collection from Stephane Rolland. we could hear at each pass of the outfit the comment that people made, «beautiful! », «incredible! », «sublime! », «amazing! », was heard throughout the room. 

The end was felt when the voluminous evening dresses appeared. The first, worn by the famous Spanish model Nieves Álvarez, whom we have seen several times during the fashion show because she is the one who opened the show. She wears a giant white organza blouse with feather robot and black leather on a long romantic tutu in tulle and white organza pleated in the hand, this piece reveals in transparency the body of Nieves Álvarez but does not make it vulgar. Nieves plays during her passage with the volume of her dress. The second one is just as naked but chic, this dress is made with a nude musky chiffon tank top and a silk tulle prom skirt embroidered with pink mother-of-pearl. The final outfit and the last dress was « The Bride », as in every Haute Couture fashion show the tradition wants the last passage to be, a wedding dress.

 

When she arrived, the public was silent. She walked to the photographer, took the pose, then went to the stairs. She was not wearing a dress but a pantsuit in ivory satin crepe trousers embroidered with pearls. The veil is Chantilly lace embroidered with crystal and pearls. During the last passage of the wedding dress, the other models follow and settled on both sides of the V.I.P and journalists and then on the steps. Stephane Rolland joined them and took the pose next to his models to greet his audience who welcomed him very warmly his coming.