Christian Dior F/W 09.10 Paris

[BerlinRocks]

I swear to god a baby pony and a baby lamb will die somewhere if John Galliano revisited Dior classics/give yet another reinterpretation of the super tired and super old "New Look" for the 57347895654654654646th time.

that's fun because that's pretty much what i see in 50% of this collection ...

 

[Street_a_Licious]

that's a lotta dead baby livestock

 

[Mr-Dale]

Suzy Menkes (iht.com

Blissfully unaware that Iran could have any other resonance than Persian miniatures and harem drapes, John Galliano took Dior down an Orientalist route - and sent out a quietly beautiful show Friday. The fretted backdrop, caging Dior's signature lilies of the valley, caught a frisson of the feminist issues surrounding the Iranian culture then and now. But the Persian theme was used just to give a faint exotic perfume of the East to Galliano's smart tailoring, sleek astrakhan furs and floating evening gowns. They - and the bobby-pin hairstyles - were a riff on his favorite period: the 1920s, when the exotic was in vogue.
Ikat fabrics enriched suits, in which an oval skirt was caught in at the knees and decorated with tiny pompoms.Horizontal pleating was perfectly elegant. And although the models still carried the status-symbol handbag, the other accessories were imaginative, from exotichats and ethnic necklets to shoes with Persian dagger heels.
The show was beautifully realized and deeply researched, with paisley pants and rich brocades. It had moments when the Eastern promise was richly fulfilled. The Galliano floating dress, with a harem pant hemline and snuggled against a fur vest, recalled the Delacroix paintings that Galliano cited backstage.
"The Orient was a great inspiration for Mr. Dior - he made a trip there - but sometimes I travel in my mind," Galliano said.

Perhaps that is why, with all its pasha glory, this show seemed to lack passion. Compared with the way the designer developed his Dutch painting masters collection for the haute couture show in January, these clothes were mild and totally wearable - which is, indeed, the point of ready-to-wear. To criticize the designer for doing his job of distilling the inspiration is unfair, especially in this difficult moment for luxury. As Laurent Wolf sang on the soundtrack: "No stress."
But if Galliano had done one of his famous trips - to the Levant rather than the library - there might have been an extra undercurrent to the show.

Someone said it!!

 

[Merveille]

Wow, a Dior collection that I LIKE!?!?!
How long has it been since that happened!?
I agree with everyone about the schizophrenic color palette, if he would have chosen a palette that really complimented eachother this would have been amazing, still great though I think

 

[prettypouf]

I like this collection-- very sexy.

 

[jacobs]

I love the soft tailored pieces, but there's just a little too much of everything in this collection.

 

[mackos]

I have quite mixed feelings about this. On one hand some of these look quite nice, but it's still this new Christian Dior that I just can't accept with repetitive shoes, make-ups and cheap fabrics. Still it's not that tragic as it could be

 

[MadameXK]

I feel like this collection, as with many others this season, really lacks a distinct story and direction; a lot of the collections are all over the place, you can't even tell that one look is in the same collection as the other, and I feel like Galliano fell into that hole.

With that said, I think some pieces are quite nice, especially the purple dress on Anna Selezneva.

 

[gomtik]

This collection is better than some of the previous seasons. There are a few very lovely looks/pieces, really. But from Dior, I want more!!

 

[HSantorini]

Wow. I'm loving this collection
The dresses are gorgeous and nothing is really overdone (except hair and makeup). And I see Chinese references in some of the pieces B)

 

[Cirol]

HQs



from style.it

 

[j´adore dior]

^Thank you for those HQs

After seeing those pictures I like the collection even more, I think most people (spotters, editors, even me) have come to glorify Dior to a level that no matter what he will ever do, it will probably never be enaugh and it will always be criticiced, but this collection actually delivers in great detailing (new fastening methods for example), luxury, great accesories (as opposed to what Sussy Menkes said I think it is an smart move to show the lady Dior in some looks) and consumer appeal.

This clothes will look great and coherent on boutiques.

 

[christina126]

wow this collection was highly dissapointing. It's just too boring for Galliano. I would never guess he designed this if I hadn't known.

 

[Cirol]

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[sqekcx]

That said, it's good, but it's not amazing. For the exact reasons that have mentioned above: the passion is still lost. Please, find it back...please. I don't have much to say anymore about this because I believe we've all said it a million times already since 2005...

I doubt he will.
For the last few collections, it has improved. Things are not as tacky as they were in 2007. They are less random. People have been saying "It's a step forward." for the last few collections. But it is just a really tiny step. With only tiny improvements made for each collection, it will take a million years to get to what Dior used to be.
It would possibe if he is finally willing to find insprations, and get himself together to produce a good collection.

 

[Cirol]

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[CholoChic]

The details and the drapping is exquisite!

 

[CholoChic]

Cirol!: very thanks!,
In that size the collection is more apreciable
I cant give u karma, still...
maybe money...
lol

 

[jackie_oh]

Love it!!! The long dresses are precious

And thanks Cirol for the HQs

 

[j´adore dior]

I would never guess he designed this if I hadn't known.

Then is easy to presume you haven´t seen much from his work since this is so evidently Galliano, to start with the styling (hair, make up, strappy platform sandals), use of colour and references in general, this is vintage John.

I think people here is overreacting as they did yesterday with Ninna Ricci.