To a standing ovation, the entire Dior atelier took a collective bow at the end of today’s show
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Sharon Stone with Dior’s “2 Dior” medium cannage quilted lambskin bag with patent trim.
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Runway Review: Dior
by Americana Guest Blogger, Jim Shi
Hi-ho sailor! Proving no destination is too remote, John Galliano’s entertaining Dior show embarked on a voyage in search of a South Sea island paradise. Or a South Pacific naval base (Karlie Kloss playfully saluted the photographers in her opening look). Spring was a mix of marine themes, from Marlon Brando’s “On the Waterfront” and Polynesia to the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, “South Pacific” and Rainer Fassbinder’s 1982 film, “Querelle.” Done up in ode to Bettie Page, the models walked on a runway set up to mimic a rusting slipway set against a harborside piled high with wood pieces and enjoyably showed off the nautical jackets, sailors’ hats and palm tree prints. The practical cotton sailor pants and khakis only further emphasized Galliano’s point. For an added touch of whimsy, the sarong gowns were puntucated with colorful leis, making for an upbeat and highly-wearable collection that bore some coveted accessories. As is always the case, the eveningwear was effortless and sublime. Orchid, hibiscus and frangipani-print chiffons in juicy shades of teal, yellow, orange and hot pink were embroidered with feathers, beads, mother-of-pearl and shells—much of shredded into “hula” skirt ribbons. It made for a fabulously uplifting finale.
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John Galliano does a navy-themed Dior show, channeling Bettie Page & Marlon Brando in the South Pacific
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John Galliano is in fine form for fall/winter, expounding on his January couture show to deliver a collection that harked on ever-so familiar territory for the showman. Sending out a historically inspired collection best described as “equestrian-meets-Marie Antoinette-in-the-boudoir romp” and inspired by 18th-century libertine poet John Wilmot and second Earl of Rochester, it was the perfect excuse for his signature light-as-air ruffled sheers and dressage style tailoring. Indeed, equestrian met historical romance (more references to legacy) in elegant ways—note the silhouette of fitted waists contrasted with a flurry of boudoir ruffles. The color palette—rustic browns and rich oxblood as well as a range of soft greys and rain-washed pastels—wasn’t the only note of heritage dressing here, however.
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