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Francesca Fearon

As Game of Thrones returns to television screens this month, it seems it’s also returned to the thoughts of designer Elie Saab, whose atelier collection was reminiscent of the stylised fantasy show.
Elie Saab makes dreamy dress confections for real women
The chain-mail dresses and armour-like catsuits, from the fashion powerhouse, were the stars of its Paris haute couture runway on Wednesday.

In fact, the splendours of the medieval court, with its warrior queens and ethereal princesses, gave Saab the perfect narrative for his signature embroidered gowns in his collection this season.

 Like maidens straight out of an Arthurian legend, models, with their tumbling tresses caught in jewelled gold circlets, wore long gowns in pale shades, ground-sweeping coats and hooded cloaks, embroidered with heraldic and pastoral symbols.

Tulle and lace gowns, with long trailing sleeves and feathery details, added to the light ethereal mood.

Ruthless Game of Thrones warrior queens looked as if they were sent to protect their kingdoms in black, ruby red and forest green velvet and tulle gowns that were beaded with mystical cosmic symbols.

There was a fairy-tale quality to the ensemble, with princesses in richly embroidered cloaks, with fur trims matching velvet purses that dangled from their wrists on golden beaded chains.
But it was the warrior queens who provided the drama and stole the show.





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Elie Saab runway celebrates Game of Thrones’ warrior queens of fashion

Models present ethereal creations by Elie Saab during the 2017-2018 fall/winter haute couture collection in Paris. Photo: AFP

A model presents a creation by Elie Saab during the 2017-2018 fall/winter Haute Couture collection in Paris on July 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Patrick KOVARIK

A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Elie Saab as part of his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017/2018 collection show in Paris, France, July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

epa06067776 Dominican model Lineisy Montero presents a creation from the Fall/Winter 2017/2018 Haute Couture collection by Lebanese designer Elie Saab during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 05 July 2017. The presentation of the Haute Couture collections runs from 02 to 05 July. EPA/CAROLINE BLUMBERG

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From tumbling locks and feathered gowns to armour-like catsuits, the Lebanese designer’s collection was reminiscent of fearless women from a faraway land


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Elie Saab runway celebrates Game of Thrones’ warrior queens of fashion

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From tumbling locks and feathered gowns to armour-like catsuits, the Lebanese designer’s collection was reminiscent of fearless women from a faraway land

Elie Saab makes dreamy dress confections for real women