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What is Couture? Ask Christian Dior!

This fall 2010 couture season  no one does it better than Dior. John Galliano brought the house back to theatricality with his high drama, literally, in the ‘about to bloom’ collection – a decidedly new take on the floral motif with hair pieces resembling flower buds about to bloom, along with the yards and yards [...]

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[Images via Style.com] It’s ironic, given the current state of the world economy, that at least 90% of John Galliano’s looks for the Christian Dior Spring 2009 couture show seem inspired (and not at all subtly) by two of the most prosperous societies in European history: the Dutch Republic circa 1600 and 18th century, pre-Revolutionary [...]

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John Galliano’s collection this season consisted mainly of tight bodice tops, and tiered and frilly skirts. The charmingly eccentric designer paid homage to the style of the 1980’s with crimped hair, leggings, and sheer skirts revealing leotards underneath. However, it was the arrival of orange, yellow, lime-green, and hot pink frocks that immediately cued the [...]

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