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The Holy Grail
Written by Christine Suppes, Photography by Alain Rousseau
Paris, July 8 - For the most reverent and the most cognoscenti of couture audiences, the defile of Dominique Sirop is the Holy Grail. The last few Sirop shows have been in two rooms at the Hotel Meurice, and this has been a wonderful way to really see the magnificent design and workmanship of this relatively young couturier.
Mr. Sirop has amazing clients, headed up by the ever popular Queen Rania of Jordan, who was singled out this past January in a Fashionlines interview with leading plastic surgeon, Dr. Olivier de Frahan as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Chanel recently brought out a line they call "demi-couture", which is aptly named. It is a couture look and feel for clothes that can be worn on many occasions.
There is a sense that Mr. Sirop is subscribing to this concept as well. Exquisite pantsuits draped and looped with silk threads mixed easily with ethereal evening gowns that suggested feathers and whispers, but were actually masterpieces of couture folds, rolls, stitching and draping. One can only imagine the hours that went into making some of these "whisper dresses" come to life.
The difference between Mr. Sirop’s collection and some of the more prominent shows is that each and every piece can be packed and worn. The diaphanous quality of some of the gowns suggests a perfect body may be required, but that’s the least a client can do when she is wearing perfect garment. Or she can ask Mr. Sirop to add a lining. This is couture, after all. Among the cognoscenti who attended was Hamish Bowles of Vogue magazine, who never misses this show.
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