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Zahia (Couture SS12) Paris

25 Jan 2012
Couture Spring Summer 2012 Paris

Zahia Dehar, the infamous escort girl who cost the French football team their reputation and savings, made her lingerie-couture debut on the last day of Paris Couture Week – bringing an ironic close to the deluxe shows.

Zahia, 19 year-old, until then best known for her figure (generally shown off under miniscule dresses in South of France nightclubs), didn’t seek to change her image but rather, celebrated it. The guests were welcome by real size silver busts of her naked self, molded from her body; on each seat, a white chocolate naked Zahia awaited each member of the audience, along with her lookbook shot by Karl Lagerfeld.

The show consisted of reawakening every stripper stereotype in the book: French maid, ‘exotic chic’ (a vague mix of Eve and a belly dancer), or girls naked and wrapped in pink bows. Thongs and push-ups was as far as it went in terms of actual underwear. The rest consisted of a variation of nipple and coochie pasties matching the theme (leafy, glittery, or a tiny little bow) – all demonstrated by pouty models on revolving platforms.

As for the designer, she chose to appear exclusively covered in tiny petals, wave, and walk away, flashing her bare bumcheeks to the crowd. Allegedly, this is couture, although I’m not sure was exactly needed sewing. The French media wasn’t exactly enthusiastic about it. Let’s see if she attempts another collection.

www.zahia.com

-Alice Pfeiffer