(5 Oct 2011) SHOTLIST
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Paris, France 5 october 2011
1. Various of exterior temporary tent in the Tuileries gardens
2. Various of backstage
3. Cutaway Spanish model/actress In�s Sastre and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan
4. SOUNDBITE (English) In�s Sastre, model, actress:
"It's my first Elie Saab show, it's the first time - I've been observing what the actresses are wearing, all the people, he's making dresses very feminine, so I was curious to come and see the collection."
(Reporter:"Do you have something in mind, are you looking for a special occasion?")
"Well probably yes, I'm going to be back doing movies, I probably need to get some ideas, for my next movie premier."
5. Various of catwalk show
6. Various of show finale
7. Elie Saab takes a bow
8. Cutaway Elie Saab backstage in photo with guests
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Elie Saab, fashion designer:
"What pleases me about the red carpet and women and actresses, is that these are normal women, not girls on the podium. That's where we see the reality of a woman, on a red carpet. Sometimes she's a little round, sometimes she's a little tall, sometimes she's a little short. I feel that the red carpet is the real podium that we give women."
10. Cutaway Elie Saab and In�s Sastre
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Elie Saab, designer:
"This time we came out with a very strong color palette. It was a desire of mine. It was one of the only times I have embroidered on colors that were so strong. I think we managed to show a new kind of embroidery with matte and satin paillettes. And I see that I had no good reason to avoid strong colors in the past."
12. Various of cutaway Elie Saab and guests
STORYLINE
ELIE SAAB PLAYS IT SAFE WITH NOD TOWARDS OLD HOLLYWOOD
What would the red carpet be without Elie Saab?
The Lebanese designer is such a reliable purveyor of the dramatic, va-va-voom gowns that - with their curve-hugging shapes and generous
sprinkling of sequins - are the bread and butter of black tie events, it's become nearly impossible to imagine one without him.
Critics lambast Saab as boring, saying his work remains static. That's true in a way. But it's also beside the point, as Saab never claimed to be fashion-forward.
He's successful because his gowns tap a wellspring of timeless, classic glamour that makes women feel beautiful and sexy. Celebrities and civilians alike choose Saab for when they need to look like a million dollars - simply because he does make them look like a million dollars season after season.
The same cannot be said, however, for other more fashion-forward labels.
So it was no surprise that for Wednesday's spring-summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Saab stuck to staples like belted sheath dresses for day and sequin-covered gowns with long fluttering skirts for the evening.
All that changed was the color palette: mustardy yellow, or a vibrant emerald that looked like it was straight out of Oz or a rich shade halfway between aubergine and midnight blue.
The colors were beautiful and so were the dresses.
Unsurprisingly, there were no surprises from Saab, and that's exactly the way his clients like it.
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