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And could someone explain why those walking letuces (we'll be hearing this expression forever 
) are 'so Alice in Wonderland'? I'm not really into AiW so I have no clue how they fit in the story?
Lisa Armstrong of The Times (timesonline.co.uk) writes:
The notes for Dior’s show yesterday revealed that John Galliano, Dior’s creative director, had been inspired by a late-night viewing of Les Visiteurs du Soir, a classic wartime French film set in the 15th century. Women dressed as knights, jousters and hedges grappled with stupendous trains, corsets, wimples, heraldic headwear and skirts comprised of whorls of chiffon that quite miraculously resembled moving bits of topiary.
So topiary was the inspiration for the 'lettuce' dresses (whoever coined the phrase, it has certainly caught on!), and I can certainly see it. His theme changes every season, but the techniques are often revisted from Galliano's back-catalogue. The lettuces' accordian chiffon cutting was seen in his Egyption themed couture collection of s/s 04, the embellishment is similar to some of the a/w 04 couture too. I want to avoid the Alice in Wonderland references, especially as a specific film is given as the direct influence-I think I know what my next rental is!- but it does fit into that fantasy world. The mediaeval embroidery has even been seen in usually muted Chanel couture, so perhaps there is a theme here. We will definitely see similar embellishment in Elie Saab as that's kinda what he does every season. I am the same for every season's showings and have normally got ny head around the uniting theme by a couple of days after the shows have finished. Impatience for CD Couture video on fashion.dior.com is reaching fever pitch! How much would I kill to have been at the show?!
Wimple seems to be the buzzword of the newspaper coverage, at least in Britain anyway, and can't resist using
, hehe
) are 'so Alice in Wonderland'? I'm not really into AiW so I have no clue how they fit in the story?Lisa Armstrong of The Times (timesonline.co.uk) writes:
The notes for Dior’s show yesterday revealed that John Galliano, Dior’s creative director, had been inspired by a late-night viewing of Les Visiteurs du Soir, a classic wartime French film set in the 15th century. Women dressed as knights, jousters and hedges grappled with stupendous trains, corsets, wimples, heraldic headwear and skirts comprised of whorls of chiffon that quite miraculously resembled moving bits of topiary.
So topiary was the inspiration for the 'lettuce' dresses (whoever coined the phrase, it has certainly caught on!), and I can certainly see it. His theme changes every season, but the techniques are often revisted from Galliano's back-catalogue. The lettuces' accordian chiffon cutting was seen in his Egyption themed couture collection of s/s 04, the embellishment is similar to some of the a/w 04 couture too. I want to avoid the Alice in Wonderland references, especially as a specific film is given as the direct influence-I think I know what my next rental is!- but it does fit into that fantasy world. The mediaeval embroidery has even been seen in usually muted Chanel couture, so perhaps there is a theme here. We will definitely see similar embellishment in Elie Saab as that's kinda what he does every season. I am the same for every season's showings and have normally got ny head around the uniting theme by a couple of days after the shows have finished. Impatience for CD Couture video on fashion.dior.com is reaching fever pitch! How much would I kill to have been at the show?!
Wimple seems to be the buzzword of the newspaper coverage, at least in Britain anyway, and can't resist using
, hehe
