Couture Gown Friday & Chickdowntown.com Moyna Handbag Giveaway!

Couture Carrie here! Darlings, CC is so honored to be presenting the grand finale post for Couture Week here on Weddings Fresh!

A bride’s gown is always a special, memorable, and carefully selected piece, and a Couture piece elevates the wedding dress to an even more meaningful status. Haute Couture is painstakingly wrought by hand in the most elite of ateliers. In today’s post, CC offers a selection of pieces by true Couturiers, some intended as bridal gowns and others simply divine creations that may be worn by a more adventurous bride. Note the exquisite crafting, impeccable details, and singularity of these garments. And be sure to enter to win a glamorous Moyna clutch... Enjoy, darlings!
First photo: Vogue, September 1993. Runway photos are from Spring and Fall 2009, via style.com and nymag.com.
This and next: French Vogue, April 2006.
Christian Lacroix Couture
Jean Paul Gaultier Couture
Anne Valerie Hash Couture
Armani Privé Couture
Chanel Couture
Chanel Couture
Chanel Couture
Christian Dior Couture
Christian Dior Couture
Elie Saab Couture
Elie Saab Couture
Elie Saab Couture
Elie Saab Couture

Givenchy Couture

The following gowns could be worn by a bride who is daring enough to defy convention and wear a gown in a shade other than white or ivory.
Givenchy Couture
Elie Saab Couture
Valentino Couture
Christian Dior Couture
Christian Dior Couture
Christian Dior Couture

CC does hope you’ve enjoyed Couture Wedding Week and this post! Fabulous news for all you brides and fashionistas: Three Day Contest! Chickdowntown.com, the sponsor of Couture Wedding Week, is giving away one of these magnificent Moyna handbags! To enter, simply leave a relevant comment on this post. One entry per blogger, please. International contestant welcome! The winner of this gorgeous Moyna satin crystal broach clutch from Chickdowntown.com will be chosen on Monday, July 27, 2009. Good luck darlings!
xoxox,
CC

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