Alexis Mabille Fall 2016 at Haute Couture Week

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By Haute Couture Week | 6 July 2016

Alexis Mabille unveiled his Fall 2016 haute couture collection themed “"Pastel Vibrations" adding a fairytale touch to a soft and romantic color palette, with a line-up of princess-worthy gowns and ensembles.

Delicate, feminine, romantic and sometimes dramatic, the Alexis Mabille autumn/winter 2016-2017 haute couture collection took onlookers to a fantastical realm, even if the show’s décor was firmly grounded in reality. The designer’s waltz of princess-style silhouettes was set on a catwalk in the central courtyard of one of Paris’s typical Haussmann buildings. Some audience members were even seated on balconies.

As the show opened, the first creations lengthened silhouettes, accentuating femininity with bare shoulders and emphasized waistlines and hips. Dresses came cut quite close to the body, generally taking the form of crêpe shift dresses, whether strapless, with plunging necklines or with tie-necks. These came matched with satin capes or satin ribbon ties, in pastel shades like aquamarine, sea green, lilac and blue.

As the show progressed, Alexis Mabille gradually cranked up the volume with fuller skirts and frilly layers. After the shift dresses came an outfit composed of a sky blue radzimir fluted top with an extravagantly ruffled neckline. This was worn with lilac crêpe pants. The show continued with long, loose and flowing gowns, as well as a mini-dress with organza and lace frills, and an ensemble matching a color washed layered lace corset with a coat-turned-skirt with sleeves tied at the front.

Then came the march of the princesses, with ball gowns each as spectacular and voluminous as the next. There was a striking dress with a full skirt of layered tulle plumetis worn over a pearl satin corset, and a big golden-toned strapless dress with bows at the pockets. This creation, in particular, grabbed the attention of guests and followers on the internet, who compared it to Belle’s ball gown in “Beauty and the Beast.”

As a climax to this ode to femininity, Alexis Mabille chose not to close the show with a gown, as everyone no doubt expected. Instead, the designer revealed a pair of highly feminine pants in a crystalline, sheer fabric, matched with a voluminous platinum and gold cape tied around the back.

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