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Paris
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who DICE KAYEK what HAUTE COUTURE FASHION WEEK PARIS when JANUARY 2016

I’m going to let you in on a secret: next time you draw up a bubble bath, take a box of walnut baklavas (from that Turkish café on the high street you’ve always been eyeing) in with you*. It’s a match made in heaven – just like Dice Kayek Haute Couture and that one January morning in Paris. Those that are familiar with the label might know the founders Ayşe and Ece Ege’s wild love/yearning for Istanbul: from the intricate grandeur of the city and the allure of old Constantinople, to delicate shapes taken from the Botany tulips that grow in the palace gardens, and the gentle swirls of silk in the markets.

This season a fairy tale is woven. Ece Ege is adamant in dreaming up a new world – expertly crafted with the Dice Kayek stamp of technical know-how for precision sculpting and the ever-defying of gravity in voluminous silhouettes. I came by the atelier on the eve of the show for a glimpse at before my fitting and had to stifle my surprise on how calm the mood was. Of course, a back-cover snippet all but tells the full story, but from what I caught it looked to be a page-turner.

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Smooth sailing, 15 hours before the show and not an ounce of panic.

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Morning of: wearing a ballooney top means more space for croissants in my bra.

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Top – Dice Kayek. Trousers – Filippa K. Heels – Sarah Flint. Bag – Chloe.

The day of the show was particularly frosty; I arrived just about fending off a migraine that had sprouted out of nowhere that very morning, but the collection came as a balm. Dark, and even Gothic in setting, the looks came floating out like foam. An Audrey Hepburn-French count cross-breed sauntered out, followed by a Little Red Riding Hood cake icing… the caped jackets and belled sleeves seemed almost ceremonial if not cinematic. Eye-makeup resembled something that a court jester might don. It all reminded me of that part in the childhood fable The Lion, the Witch, and the Lion where the White Witch offers a Turkish delight: that altogether curious, healing, warming sensation brought on by a new idea or encounter. And what better setting for a fairytale, if not Paris?

*The syrup has a tendency to seep out, at which point all you have to do is lick it off your hand before it hits the water.

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  1. Gorgeous images! Love the attention to detail and the way you have arranged the photos to convey a story.

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  2. Gorgeous images! Love the attention to detail and the way you have arranged the photos to convey a story.

    Avanti
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  3. Amazing!
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  6. Wow it’s really beautiful collection and i love your blog so much, your photography, how you create every post, it’s beyond blogging, it’s art of presenting your perception

  7. wow!

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  8. I literally was drooling all over my phone when I saw these snaps! So gorgeous and you look so lovely!! xx

  9. Such dreamy fabrics and stunning pieces!

  10. You look absolutely gorgeous in that Dice Kayek top!!

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  11. Great post! ;)

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  13. Such great pictures x

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  15. This is amazing! Love that part about the walnut baklavas, I can’t wait to try them myself!

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  16. This is amazing! Love that part about the walnut baklavas, I can’t wait to try them myself!

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  17. lmao i laughed so hard at the croissant in your bra comment. Can’t make up my mind if I should oggle at these stunning clothes or run out to the high street for a syrupy box of treats!

    xx Faiyaz
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  18. Shini your photos never fail to blow me away. What camera do you use? I must know your ninja tricks!! xxxx Sophie http://www.fashionnomads.com

  19. Oh my. Looks incredible.

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  20. Such a dreamy post! The description of Istanbul made me want to go back to this amazing city.

    I’m going to finish my box of Lebanese walnut baklava my father brought me few days ago. Real heaven.

  21. Lovely photos!

    Agnes x

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  22. ah what a beautiful collection that’s just right up my alley! i love the silhouettes and details *-* and the flats! i haven’t tell unni how much i love unni in that white shirt. you just walked out in pajamas straight to work = goals

  23. Gorgeous photos, i can totally feel their elegance <3

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  24. I’m loving the sculptural drama of these garments! If Alice in Wonderland would go Goth, these would be absolute perfection ♥
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  25. I am filled with envy that you got to see these gorgeous designs up close! They are breath-taking, and you described the feeling they evoke (even on the cold side of a screen) perfectly!

    Never a dull moment on Park and Cube. Thank you.

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  26. Your voluminous top is just so pretty <3

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  33. Minah Lynn

    You got some awesome shots of models on the runway there! Plus, your top is really classy and a total beau! Thanks for sharing these pictures!