Christian Dior F/W 08.09 Paris

[disco54]

mrs.robinson is turning in her grave. I cant believe he put a daisy cow print coat .........its chrisitan dior byatch!!

 

[disco54]

im beggining to think maybe we should cut Frida more slack ........lol

 

[Dyelle]

Amen to what Cathy Horyn said!

 

[bluedolphin]

i like this show very much , very stunning~~ one of the best show in FW08

 

[gia0202]

this collection is such a step up from the previous heatherette collections. lol!!
it si soo kitschy, Barbie. I would love to take this colletion apart and mix it in with contrasting pieces. like one of these jackets with little shorts and booties. a classic chanel flap.

 

[Raych]

http://coponthesettee.blogspot.com/2007_01_25_archive.html

 

[nyc_art_style]

 

[caliboy672180]

paging old john "COME BACK!" go on some word trips or something.

 

[lemeray]

Everything is hideous.

 

[DuTTyRoCK112]

How on EARTH do they plan on selling let alone marketing these dresses? That thing on Irina is a travesty to Galliano's career. The leather miniskirts and a couple furs are the only desirable pieces in this entire collection.

When did Dior switch from chiffon to satin?

 

[dizzytacks]

the worst dior show ever, this may very well be the worst show of the season!

 

[dior_couture1245]

That thing on Irina is a travesty to Galliano's career.

When did Dior switch from chiffon to satin?

Irina's look really is horrific and something I would expect from Bob Mackie for Barbie back in the late 80's early 90's.


And I am really sick of the heavy, technicolor satin for Dior, as well. It always looks so cheap because of all the puckering...and looks even worse with all the heavy embroidery and embellishments.

 

[rangerrick14]

Someone needs to take him and shake him......I am wanting a Galliano for Dior from the 90's

 

[dior_couture1245]

I hope someone from Dior is reading this.



To be honest...I actually love the Mrs. Robinson theme. It could have been something SO chic had it been done in dark, heavy wools, etc. with the silhouettes all body hugging and curvaceous, sensual and mature. Definitely not garish and cheap looking like this collection is.

 

[gomtik]

Very disappointing! Neither the shapes, nor the colours, nor the textures. As someone already pointed out: drag barbie...

 

[le go garçon 84]

OMG this is BAD beyond words

 

[dior_couture1245]

Here's the telegraph's video clip of the show.

At least the music was good...of course, Jeremy sucked again, but I love the song "Mrs. Robinson" so I can't complain there.

And WHAT ON EARTH was that set all about? This collection and that set did not match at all. It's like some dark and moody space age/ sci-fi set complete with running water and then the clothes are like Bob Mackie Barbie. I don't get it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG_dwMW3D8A

 

[BerlinRocks]

Cathy Horyn won't be invited at the next LVMH shows....
I wonder what will write Suzy Menkes.....

 

[MissMagAddict]

Source | WWD | Tuesday Feb 26th

Oh, Baby!
Baby Jane Holzer, that is. She was one of the inspirations for John Galliano's very pretty fall collection for Christian Dior, which skillfully mixed glamour and restraint. The big hair and ladylike accessories were all part of the fun. Here, a look that would have delighted Holzer in the Sixties, a flared fur coat, worn with short leather gloves and a top-handle bag.

Christian Dior: And here's to you, Mr. Galliano — for proving so delightfully what many showgoers this season suspected, hoped for, longed for, that pared-down and pretty (read: wearable) has more range than a sober sheath. Of course, in John Galliano's world, range doesn't materialize out of nowhere. "I'm always looking for heroines who make me dream," he said. For fall, he found such gals in Baby Jane Holzer, Raquel Welch and the most shameless future mother-in-law ever, Mrs. Robinson, whose anthem played throughout much of his lineup. They inspired a Christian Dior collection Galliano called "pure glamour," one that worked the joyful, high-voltage side of restraint to near perfection.

Suits? Dior's got them in bright orange, red, lime green, purple and fuchsia in couture-worthy silks and exotic skins, often worn under the shade of Stephen Jones' giddily demonstrative hats. And just when you wondered what a girl's supposed to don for quieter moments, out came a perfect double-breasted tweed coat and neat patent-trimmed suit in an oversize glen plaid. There were furs like your momma had, only chicer, and simply cut dresses, the better to show off a splashy print, flashy embroideries or a flurry of orange feathers tickling the knees. As for evening, guess what? The Oscars notwithstanding, it turns out that it's not illegal to design or wear a gown in a color other than red.

Retro? Yes, in a fabulously big hair, thick eyelash, matchy-match accessories kind of way. That part's the dream that gets Galliano going. The reality — polished, upbeat clothes for women who don't sleep in jumbo rollers under a net — is even better.

 

[Annu]

I like short dresses with diamonts such as #151 and #152