Mr. Designer Answers

For this entry, we have a question pertaining to haute couture.

Q: Since haute couture dresses are so hard to walk in, are there any specific fabric or sewing tricks that the designer uses to help the models walk more comfortably?

A: I have to clear a misconception about haute couture first. Haute couture dresses are one of a kind in the world and designers use expensive fabrics to create them, hence it is very costly. Another reason why it may be costly is because the designers spend lots of time sewing the dresses. For a dress to be considered haute couture, it has to be hand-sewn by the designer and not by a sewing machine.

Not all haute couture dresses are hard to walk in. Perhaps you may have been under the impression that all haute couture dresses are like Dior's or Jean Paul Gaultier's, but NO, not all haute couture dresses are like that. For example, Valentino's designs are not as crazy as Dior's or Gaultier's.

The reason for why Dior's haute couture dresses are that flamboyant and crazy is because Dior's designer John Galliano comes up with crazy ideas for his haute couture shows, which may seem to be theatrical. But again, to emphasise, not all haute couture dresses are like that.

As for the sewing tricks that the designers use, there are specific sewing techniques used for couture dresses. But for whether the specific tricks are used to help the models walk more comfortably, as not all haute couture gowns are difficult to walk in, the answer will most probably be no.

-Mr. Designer-

PS: I'll have to receive more questions for my next entry if you want one more! :D