\n\tJulie de Libran\u2019s fashion shows feel less like industry events than family gatherings.<\/p>\n
\n\tEvery six months a coterie of her chic friends gathers at the designer\u2019s Left Bank home to take in her collections, which are chock-full of personal touches. This time, she filled the place with fragrant jasmine and wrote a poem in lieu of collection notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe collection is about how nature and beauty just take over,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tIt was less a theme than a mood. Looks ran a gamut from day to evening, with her signature mix of masculine tailoring and feminine flou. Think a scarlet velvet pajama suit with pearl buttons, or a gold crystal mesh n\u00e9glig\u00e9 spliced with black lace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tIf at times the lineup felt a little disjointed, it\u2019s because de Libran works with what she has to hand, using deadstock and leftover fabrics, sometimes even upcycling old designs. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tShe secured a swatch of handwoven jacquard with gold thread from a Venetian palazzo, and turned it into a one-of-a-kind lampshade skirt that she paired with a calico bustier with a sweetheart neckline. \u201cIt\u2019s a way of giving a new life to things,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
\n\tOn the plus side, the variety of styles meant there was a little something for everyone, with standouts including the opening look, a floor-sweeping black cape back dress with a deep V neckline, and a bronze lam\u00e9 jacquard pantsuit with a single jeweled button.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tDe Libran is getting ready to pack up her treasures for trunk shows in Aspen and Nantucket, and hopes they will resonate with women looking to stand out from the crowd. \u201cIndividual style is always something I search for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe ended the show with her first official bridal design, a parachute bustier dress that brought to mind the golden age of haute couture. Unique wedding dress seeks happy-ever-after.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Julie de Libran\u2019s fashion shows feel less like industry events than family gatherings. Every six months a coterie of her chic friends gathers at the designer\u2019s Left Bank home to take in her collections, which are chock-full of personal touches. This time, she filled the place with fragrant jasmine and wrote a poem in lieu of collection notes.\u00a0 \u201cThe collection is about how nature and beauty just take over,\u201d she said.\u00a0 It was less a theme than a mood. Looks ran a gamut from day to evening, with her signature mix of masculine tailoring and feminine flou. Think a scarlet velvet pajama suit with pearl buttons, or a gold crystal mesh n\u00e9glig\u00e9 spliced with black lace.\u00a0 If at times the lineup felt a little disjointed, it\u2019s because de Libran works with what she has to hand, using deadstock and leftover fabrics, sometimes even upcycling old designs. \u00a0 She secured a swatch of handwoven jacquard with gold thread from a Venetian palazzo, and turned it into a one-of-a-kind lampshade skirt that she paired with a calico bustier with a sweetheart neckline. \u201cIt\u2019s a way of giving a new life to things,\u201d she explained. On the plus side, the variety of styles meant there was a little something for everyone, with standouts including the opening look, a floor-sweeping black cape back dress with a deep V neckline, and a bronze lam\u00e9 jacquard pantsuit with a single jeweled button.\u00a0 De Libran is getting ready to pack up her treasures for trunk shows in Aspen and Nantucket, and hopes they will resonate with women looking to stand out from the crowd. \u201cIndividual style is always something I search for,\u201d she said. She ended the show with her first official bridal design, a parachute bustier dress that brought to mind the golden age of haute couture. Unique wedding dress seeks happy-ever-after.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}