• Producer(s):

    SLOW PRODUCTION, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2016

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Shortly after the Second World War, Parisian haute couture experienced an extraordinary revival epitomised by Dior's New Look, Givenchy's elegance and Chanel's style. It was a golden age, but it was also a swan song - the last blaze of glory of a world that had become an anachronism.

Through the intertwined careers of the great couturiers of the period and their eccentric, immensely rich customers, Paris Couture conjures up a world that has vanished forever - the world of the great couture houses, with its fancy dress balls and salons.
 
During those 25 years, the couturiers were able to give their imaginations a free rein, indulging in every possible extravagance, but the democratization of fashion, the advent of the leisure society and increasingly affordable air travel were to hasten the decline of haute couture.