Ralph and Russo sparkle at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week
January 30, 2016 by admin
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- Ralph and Russo come from Sydney and Brisbane respectively
- They are the first label to be invited to the Paris couture shows in a century
- Their Spring 2016 show featured ruffled dresses and three metre trains
- Uma Therman and Rita Ora appeared on the front row of the show
- Australian Alexandra Agoston modelled for the show
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Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow, who wore a pink, one-sleeved number to the Oscars, Beyonce, who opted for the label on her Mrs Carter tour, and Angelina Jolie, who donned a pale blue suit to receive an honorary damehood from the Queen, it’s fair to say that Aussie design duo Ralph Russo are hot property.
But Tamara Ralph, originally from Sydney, and Michael Russo, from Brisbane, aren’t just celeb fodder – they’re also well-respected designers.
As the first British-based fashion house to be invited to the Paris couture shows in a century, the label has in nine years grown from a single sewing machine in a shoebox office to a base in a magnificent mid-19th-century mansion in London.
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Paris couture: The Ralph Russo show was a success at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week this week
Floaty styles: It featured peplum hems, florals, feathers, pastel colours and one dress with a three-metre train
The couple now dress some 700 paying designer clients.
This change of status was in full evidence at their Paris Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection show this week, which featured the 27-year-old couture darling and Australian model, Alexandra Agoston.
The front row included both Uma Thurman (wearing a billowing black-sleeved Ralph Russo gown) and Rita Ora (who opted for a tight, gold lace option from the label).
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International exports: Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo are Australian, coming from Sydney and Brisbane
Hit collection: The beautiful show also included lingerie-style outfits, complete with applique flowers
The clothes were beautiful: Multi-storied, ruffled ball gowns, trains, peplum hems and floral, lingerie-style clothes dominated, in beautiful pastel shades and floaty, frothy feathers.
The gown that got everyone in the audience talking, though, was the showstopper finale, as worn by Isabeli Fontana. An enormous, heavily-detailed wedding dress, it featured kimono sleeves and a three-metre-long train. The gown was designed for maximum impact and achieved it.
Super finale: Isabeli Fontana modelled the finale gown – a showstopping bridal dress with a three-metre train
FROW stars: Uma Therman and Rita Ora dominated the front row at the catwalk couture show
Always looking to mix things up and adopt new techniques, Ralph Russo recently also announced that shoes are now available on the website, while handbags will arrive later in the season.
Rita Ora and Uma Thurman were the major celebrity guests at the show, where Thurman hinted at the fact that she might reprise one of her most famous roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill 3.
Meanwhile, fellow Australian and Sydney-dweller Astrid Holler also carved out a bit of a name for herself this week, walking in the Dice Kayek show at the Paris couture shows.
Showstopping model: The show featured model and fellow Australian Alexandra Agoston
New in couture: Ralph Russo were the first brand in a century to be invited to show at Paris Haute Couture
Esteemed counterparts: They join mega brands including Chanel, Versace and Armani
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January 30, 2016 by admin
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Violet Paille thinks it’ll be easy to scare up an audience for this event.
Paille and her husband Michael Paille have been hosting C4 Central Canada Comic Con shows each October in Winnipeg since 2006. They’ve brought in an impressive list of exhibitors and stars over the years, but fans have often asked for guests from horror movies.
Paille has no doubt someone like Exorcist star Linda Blair would turn heads, but the appearance fees for horror guests over the Halloween season are extremely high.
Folks at the RBC Convention Centre suggested to Paille they had a weekend opening in February and they also wanted a horror-themed event. As a result, the St. Valentine’s Horror Con will invade the Convention Centre’s third floor Feb. 13-14.
Despite the fact many horror movies are intended for adult audiences, Paille expects Horror Con to attract a wide demographic that includes kids.
“It’s still a trade show, so people can come and shop,” Paille said, adding there is similar show in Chicago that draws huge crowds annually. “For programming, we’ll have a Dead Rising game where you can kill as many zombies as you can in three minutes.
“There will be an ultimate horror trivia challenge. There will also be panels with authors and artists. All of our guests will have their Q and A time and we’ll have a costume contest on Saturday.”
One of Paille’s first priorities was to secure guest star Kane Hodder, the man behind the mask as Jason Voorhees in four of the Friday the 13th movies.
“A lot of fans have mentioned to me that Kane Hodder was the best Jason ever,” said Paille, who is the president of C4 and also owns Cobra Collectibles along with her husband.
There will be more than 50 vendors and exhibitors. Action figures, busts, books and art work will be for sale. Members of The Costume Alliance will be on hand, there will be a Texas Chainsaw photo booth, and Adam and Eve will host a zombie fashion show.
“It’ll be five girls dressed in lingerie and zombie costumes,” Paille said. “They will also be doing a photo booth so fans can get their pictures with the zombie lingerie models.”
Another exhibitor is Twisted By Design Studios, which was founded by Winnipeg’s James Ferriera to build and sculpt the most realistic, Hollywood-quality monster masks and accessories.
Regina author Marlin Marynick will discuss his book, Charles Manson Now. Marynick met with Manson in California’s Corcoran State Prison in 2009.
Das Zombie Productions will “transform the living into the undead in their zombie factory,” Paille said.
“They’re an independent film company with teams in Winnipeg and Alberta and they do their own zombie movies,” she said.
Earlier this week, Das Zombie made up a model for a promotional photo and Paille had the woman accompany her as she went around town putting up posters.
“There were a lot of double takes,” Paille said.
Horror Con tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the show.
Promoter Shelley Ostrove has given me a few tickets and I will give two each to the first few people who can answer this: Name the former Red River Community College journalism student who gets eaten by a shark in Sharknado 3.
Send the answer to doug.lunney@sunmedia.ca and if you are correct and early enough, I’ll send you a reply. Winners must be able to pick up their tickets at our office at 1700 Church Ave.
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