Christian Dior Haute Couture F/W 09.10 Paris

[cul8tr]

My first impresion when I saw full collection is "John, we've seen this before!!!". I don't like it, becouse so many outfits, look completely the same to the clothes from previous seasons. We've seen the hats, we've seen the dresses and we've seen the jackets too. The only diference between them, is that we can see more panties.

I agree that maybe it's a Parisian look again, but it sooo boring.

And the worst thing in this collection is Morgane outfit. How can you call a bra with gown a HC?!?!?

Or I'm getting older, or John is loosing his great creativity, becouse IMO he didn't show anything interesting since 2006.

 

[*ana*]

compared to dior's recent hc shows, and considering that the 'more commercial' aspect of the clothes seems to be here to stay, i have to admit i don't dislike this collection. there's no real innovation like some old dior collections used to have, no eccentric drama, not even crazy makeup, and i know that sometimes the underwear thing was more styling than design, but looking at the show, at how everything was presented, my first reaction was a smile, not a big one, but i definitely wasn't bored like i was last season. the gowns have nothing new except for the one with the suspenders (talking about suspenders, the shoes are great), but they're better than s/s 2009 - and just being better than the previous season isn't worth admiration but maybe a relief... at the same time that i wonder whether i'm getting less exigent as some designers don't seem to be putting much thought into their creations, i can't help but like it when it's beautiful. i'm not freaking out like i do when i see jpg's designs, but i think this collection is beautiful, despite all the déjà vu feeling.

 

[LetThemEatCake]

Nothing will top HC S/S 1997 if he keeps on sending out the same old same looks.

I am not in argument with you either way, dear, but did you really mean 1997? Or perhaps meant to put S/S 2007? I still watch that show and work out to the soundtrack on my ipod.

 

[*ana*]

^oh my god yes s/s 2007 was SUBLIME.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

I still watch that show and work out to the soundtrack on my ipod.

Recording soundtrack as we speak

 

[LetThemEatCake]

^^This will prob go OT but my favorite parts are "Humming Theme" from Madame Butterfly right after MJ's "Stranger in Moscow" right after "Song to the Siren" Tim Buckley cover from This Mortal Coil.

And then O Mio Babbino Caro into Alicia Keys, This Mortal Coil again, and my precious Christine McVie's "Songbird"....ok this will go into The Music of Dior Shows I presume....sorry.

 

[telepathicgoat]

I like it. Like the colours, embroidery looks amazing. And it has a certain je ne sais quoi, but it feels good!

 

[Northern Star]

Some of the animal print pieces (Sigrid's & Tanya's) look like they could be bought over the counter at Morgan. Horribly cheap and chatty looking.

 

[CrisGalaxy]

Haha, the dior HC woman is having sex with way younger men... O.o yucky...
Anyways, I do love the jackets and the colors but not so much the dresses...
i guess it a... 4/10?

 

[CrisGalaxy]

Michaela Kocianova looking out the window of Dior HC. I like this picture...

jak&jil

 

[KKnardi]

^just saw that on the blog. it's actually quite fab! the reality - couture!

 

[Label Basher]

I am not in argument with you either way, dear, but did you really mean 1997? Or perhaps meant to put S/S 2007? I still watch that show and work out to the soundtrack on my ipod.

lol nope my fav will always be HC S/S 1997 but HC S/S 2007 is my second fav. I guess that mean HC S/S 2017 will amazing

I'll PM you some 1997 pics.

 

[helmut.newton]

I'm sorry but, Dior on a budget is just not Dior to me. Just as Dior with restraint is not Dior to me. Galliano is a master of theatrics and a master of imbuing Couture with the very drama that separates it from ready-to-wear. Where is the drama in this? Where is the excitement?

This collection fails for many reasons, but most of all it fails because it merely recycles some of Galliano's past looks, but adds some embellishment and/or vibrant colour and voila - Dior Couture Fall 2009.

The thing I dont understand is; why is Dior scaling back its Couture presentation?

 

[LetThemEatCake]

The thing I dont understand is; why is Dior scaling back its Couture presentation?

That is the golden ticket my friend. I think we all want to know.

And LabelBasher, I look forward to your PM!

I think favorite couture moment was still Kass gladiator-style and parachute tent walking down endless rollercoaster up and down runway first CD show at Versailles, AW 99/00.

from corbis.com

I'm sorry for going off topic A-GAIN but I cannot help it when I only see muted backgrounds anymore, and no more shine, its gone from his shows.

 

[Street_a_Licious]

that jak&jill pic could well be a campaign pic

else...

i got enough of that wretched New Look. it was nice during the japanese themed collection, but we saw that over the past years.

ENOUGH!

 

[Volume_3]

The looks that look finished and complete (i.e. the ones with SOMETHING on the bottom half) looks quite nice, i like the colours and the patterning, but urgh, i dont like the rest, Haute Couture should be better/more than this i think :/

 

[Deleted member 119799]

weird how some people are saying that it doesn't look like couture
couture isn't a look, it's a way of working.. please, educate yourself!

i like it, it caters to a reality that all the showy stuff never seemed to do.. i did like the showy stuff back in the day but doing that kind of stuff in this day and age would look very silly and extremely out of touch with what's going on in the world..

 

[Alejandro]

i think lady gaga will be wearing a lot of this collection!!

 

[squirrelmilk]

i wonder how this will transpose to sarkozy

 

[giancinephile]

The collection is nice but over the past few years it seems like a rehash for Galliano at Dior.

It also seems to resemble a bit of his early years at Dior but I much prefer those ones... those felt more Galliano... these days it feels more compromised and the shows become less of a spectacle or perhaps I am just satiated with the things Galliano has been up to lately- less diversity and a more rigorous nostalgic side. It certainly is less radical and more commercial.