Colleen Quen brings Parisian Couture to Palm Desert Fashion Week

Erin Weinger at Palm Springs Life's "Shop El Paseo" online magazine wrote a very excellent piece about San Francisco couturier Colleen Quen's collection gracing the runway at Fashion Week El Paseo in Palm Desert:

"Being at Colleen Quen’s runway show Saturday night — the marquee event of Fashion Week El Paseo — make one feel like they were some place other than in the desert. The designer’s masterful, exotic eveningwear transported the audience to a catwalk in New York, or even Paris, where the materials are lush, the tailoring impeccable, and the designs eye-popping in an artful, organic way.

It’s no wonder: Quen learned from the best, studying French couture under Simone Sethna, a contemporary of Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. And since opening her own couture clothing company in San Francisco 10 years ago, Quen has cultivated a following among that city’s vibrant social set with her sculptural, nature-inspired creations."

Read the full article, view the 97 image slide show and watch the fashion show video by CLICKING HERE

All images in this post are from Gerry Maceda's slide show on Palm Springs Life







And that's Colleen Quen on the runway with her models and gowns. She's the cute one who isn't 6 feet tall. LOL

To learn more about Colleen's bridal and evening collections visit The Flirty Guide

Or visit her website at colleenquencouture.com