1.   Escada design director Brian Rennie has come up with couture gowns that follow three distinct seasonal themes.

2.   Saks will have reproductions of six paintings featured in the London exhibition, which ended in February, as the backdrop to three couture gowns of LaCroix.

3.   The world of fashion, from couture gowns to athletic shoes, is widely acknowledged as a knockoff mill.

4.   While the investment of providing a couture gown gratis is a consideration, there is something to be said about not blanketing any and every bold-faced name.

5.   Gaultier even does couture style skirts for men, ending up his last menswear show with a couture bridal gown for hermaphrodites.