Galliano’s couture confections

Written by Dana Karlson
26.01.2010

Yesterday John Galliano unleashed Dior’s fantastic couture collection on the runways of Paris.  Whilst last season saw the  extraordinary designer drawing from Monsieur Dior’s New Look of 1947, this season’s equestrian influence was undeniable.  But this is stable style as only Galliano could conjure and create–maginificently manipulated and whipped into confections of pure fashion fantasy.

Top hats, long leather gloves, and buttery smooth leather boots accessorised cinched blazers and full-length skirts.  Like poised thoroughbreds, models sauntered along a backdrop of pale pink roses, riding crop in hand, with porcelain perfect faces and crimson-coloured pouts covered by delicate black veils.  Fitted equestrian separates melted into lacy rose and lavender chiffon ruffles, followed by silky satin skirts and extravagant gowns.  Painted in the same romantic hues as the floral surroundings, Galliano’s spring couture–with all of its intricate jewel embellishments, scalloped chiffon skirts, and detailed tailoring–is unforgetable.