{"id":11580,"date":"2026-09-01T17:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/?p=11580"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:34:12","slug":"the-art-of-haute-couture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/the-art-of-haute-couture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Haute Couture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:9%;--awb-padding-right:9%;--awb-padding-bottom:9%;--awb-padding-left:9%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"210\" alt=\"Chic Compass Blog\" title=\"cc-Blog-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc-Blog-Logo.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc-Blog-Logo-200x105.png 200w, https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc-Blog-Logo.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><p><center>Advertisement<\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"g g-2\"><div class=\"g-single a-101\"><center><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTAxLDIsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/consciousgolfer.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Full-Page-ConsciousGolfer.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:9%;--awb-padding-right:9%;--awb-padding-bottom:9%;--awb-padding-left:9%;--awb-bg-color:#0c0c0d;--awb-bg-color-hover:#0c0c0d;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #f0dc7e;\">The Art of Haute Couture<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 4px;\">By David Tupaz<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 4px;\">Photography by Jaime Lim (Liquid Star Photography)<br \/>\nMUA Direction by Gilbert Tellez<br \/>\nModels: Kiren Hoover, Fern Hoover, Brooke Cohee, Miranda Tate, Emma Adams<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;max-width:70%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>In the world of high fashion, style comes from the combination of exceptional materials and impeccable craftsmanship. Most haute couture pieces are done by hand, continuing a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. Designer Svetik brings this tradition to a new generation with evening gowns made for red carpet galas and grand events. The moment a woman puts on one of these gowns, she becomes the star and the belle of the ball.\u00a0That is the beauty of haute couture. A designer can take a vision and turn it into something made for one person alone. It is never reproduced or made available to anyone else. It is fashion that is as personal as it is rare, created for someone truly deserving.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-004.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-004.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1035\" alt=\"\" title=\"Svetik-004\" aria-label=\"Svetik-004\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-11581\" 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https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-002.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 50vw, (min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 712px) 784px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-003.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-003.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1035\" alt=\"\" title=\"Svetik-003\" aria-label=\"Svetik-003\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-11586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Svetik-003-200x259.jpg 200w, 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Designer Svetik carries this centuries-old tradition forward with meticulously crafted evening gowns created for red carpets, galas and unforgettable occasions. Explore David Tupaz\u2019s celebration of craftsmanship, individuality and the rare beauty of fashion designed for one person alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4516],"tags":[176,705,3755,736,3193,3194],"class_list":["post-11580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","tag-david-tupaz","tag-fashion","tag-haute-couture","tag-high-fashion","tag-jaime-lim","tag-liquid-star-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11580"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11593,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11580\/revisions\/11593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}