The Decline and Death of Haute Couture

We love haute couture, but if we think about it, we love the idea of haute couture. You may have seen that haute couture is a booming topic, especially in pop culture where it is the subject of The Dressmaker (2015) or Phantom Thread (2017). A French fashion institution, haute couture started with the ballgowns of Charles Frederick Worth and is now a key part of major houses like Balenciaga, Dior, Chanel, Armani, Viktor&Rolf and Valentino. Throughout history, as couture customers have continued to decline, the goals of high dressmaking have become radically different. What do want from this medium? Support the channel: https://patreon.com/blissfoster Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blissfoster/ Watch my analysis of Pyer Moss’ first couture show: https://youtu.be/Od071x6vlD4 English This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu. Spanish Este video ha sido doblado al español con voz artificial con https://aloud.area120.google.com para aumentar la accesibilidad. Puede cambiar el idioma de la pista de audio en el menú Configuración. Portuguese Este vídeo foi dublado para o português usando uma voz artificial via https://aloud.area120.google.com para melhorar sua acessibilidade. Você pode alterar o idioma do áudio no menu Configurações.