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Top Picks: John Galliano Fall 2005 Ready to Wear

Sharon — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:10:34 +0000

Fantasy flappers! Oh my! And check out the half-moon manicures, back in 2005 before they were all the rage…

John Galliano Spring 2011 Menswear

Sharon — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:14:13 +0000

John Galliano chooses theme after theme for his menswear collections that I love love love! Fall 2006 was aviation, Spring 2006 had New Orleans and jazzmen, and now for Spring 2011 it was epic show themed on silent movie stars like Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Look at this!

Watch the full show, it’s a fabulous spectacle:

Galliano’s Sad Finale: Christian Dior Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear

Sharon — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:26:09 +0000

Well, you all know how great a fan I have been of John Galliano’s work for the house of Christian Dior, so this is a sad post. I’m sure you have all heard how Galliano has been dismissed from Christian Dior, after being publicly disgraced in relation to antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements, and he has now checked himself into rehabilitation for alcoholism. Yes, I know. Shock. Disbelief. This was his last ready-to-wear collection for Dior, and as usual, has so much I adore. Apparently the show was a sad affair, with a long speech from the CEO Sidney Toledano and, in place of Galliano’s usual flamboyant strut down the catwalk at the end, a gathering of the collection’s design team, seamstresses and craftsmen on stage, and both cheering and weeping from the audience. As Tim Blanks at Style.com noted, “The only precedent for this situation is Coco Chanel’s postwar denunciation as a Nazi collaboratrice. Her exile from the fashion world lasted nine years.”

Hair & Makeup: Christian Dior Spring 2011

Sharon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:14:06 +0000

As promised, the backstage hair and makeup shots from the ready-to-wear show. In a few shots you can see they used facelift tape to lift the models’ brows, just like they did in the couture show. And nice shots showing how they curled the models’ hair, and the false betty bangs. The colour match on most of the bangs is fantastic, only one or two of the blondes are a little mismatched, but I love the look. High pigment, bright block colours seem to be the go for eyeshadows this season. Lovely to see the black eyeliner kitten flicks over the top. Some nice colour inspiration here, perhaps I will branch out a little more. Galliano’s shows always inspire me to be more theatrical.

Top Picks: Christian Dior Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear

Sharon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:02:18 +0000

Am I sick of Galliano for Christian Dior yet? Never!! So this ready-to-wear collection is nothing on the couture I posted a few days ago, but ain’t it sweet? Keeping nautical in for spring I see – hello sailor! – and more catseye sunglasses. Oh, and the Bettie bangs (false on the models), brilliant! I’ll post up the hair and makeup shots as well, so you can get a closer look.

I’m more a fan of the styling of the show, than of the individual pieces, but my favourite in the collection is probably the pink ribbon dress. I would love to dance in that… not that there’s much to it. It reminds me a little of Cyd Charisse’s green flapper dress in Singin’ in the Rain. Laura Glaess has a lovely recreation of that. Enjoy!

Backstage Hair & Makeup at Christian Dior Couture Spring 2011

Sharon — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:38 +0000

Backstage shots of hair and makeup at the show, fantastico! You can see, to give the models that haughty, high cheek-boned and highly arched brow look of Rene Gruau’s fashion illustrations in the 1950s, they used Face Lift Tape! Apparently it’s common in the fashion world and the entertainment industry, I had no idea!

Details at Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011

Sharon — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:51:04 +0000

Thanks to Style.com, we can get a closer peek at the lovely coiffed hair, Gruau-esque makeup, killer heels, contrasting colored gloves, half-moon manicures and fine details that made me love this show so so much…

John Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2011

Sharon — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:47:40 +0000

Oh god, kill me now! I can die happy after this collection. It’s Galliano’s tribute to Christian Dior’s fashion illustrator, Rene Gruau, who made the New Look so iconic in the 1940s and 50s. Perhaps I’ll post some Gruau illustrations to let you see just how strong the influence is here. It also reminds me of Gene Kelly and An American in Paris, which I watched again recently. Oh Galliano, marry me! Or more to the point, dress me!

Here is the entire collection. I would normally just post my top picks, but I feel this one stands as a whole. Enjoy!

Catching up on Christian Dior: Fall 2010

Sharon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:32:26 +0000

Just three picks from the Dior Fall 2010 show…

A few picks from Christian Dior Resort 2011

Sharon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:55:50 +0000