Christian Dior Haute Couture S/S 09 Paris

[happyguy]

exquisite and beyond stunning!!! i am completely blown away!!!

 

[TraiT]

FIRST VIDEO OF THE COLLECTION!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/...-fashion-John-Galliano-at-Christian-Dior.html

Thanks a billion!
Very high quality video.

The review of Hilary Alexander from the same page:

When people are confronting recession, counting their pennies and designing their wardrobes on the save-not-splurge formula, what is the role of French haute couture where a single dress can cost the price of a modest British home?
John Galliano, the couturier at Christian Dior, offered a master class in the art of the couture atelier by way of explanation, in his collection, on the opening day of the spring/summer 2009 season in Paris yesterday.
Galliano literally turned gowns inside out to show the extraordinary construction, hand-finished seams, painstaking cross-stitching and velvet ribbon bindings which go into the making of an haute couture creation.
As many as 80 craftsmen and women in the Dior couture ateliers worked for between 300 and 400 hours to create each of the six corseted, crinoline, ballgowns for the show's finale. Then, each gown was sent to Paris's surviving artisan studios which employ the specialist hand-beaders and embroiderers.
"I spent hours in the archives, examining the inside of Dior's designs, subjecting them to an almost forensic examination. It was like discovering a long-lost love letter which declared a passion for clothes which are beautifully and elegantly made. It is an art, which the craftsmen and women perform with love and pride," Galliano said.
His sentiments were echoed by the president and chief executive of Dior, Mr Sidney Toledano, who, in referring to an escape route from the global financial meltdown, said: "Politicians can provide the leadership, but artists such as John (Galliano) have a role to play, as well."
The Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard, Mischa Barton, the R&B singer Kanye West, and the burlesque star Dita Von Teese, who opens a new season at Paris's Crazy Horse at the weekend, were among the front-row celebrities, together with a solid turnout of "real money" clients.
The French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who is one of Dior's most high-profile fans, was not present but was there in spirit as tracks from her latest CD, "Comme Si de Rien N'Etait", featured on the soundtrack.
The collection, inspired by Flemish Old Masters,Van Dyck and Vermeer, paraded against a stained glass-inspired backdrop which echoed the colours of their paintings and was, in turn, reflected in the rich gold, chrome yellow, ivory and Delft blue colours of the clothes.
Pearl necklaces, referencing Vermeer's 'Girl with Pearl Earring', embellished the necklines of Guipure lace, shawl-collared suits. Pencil skirts featured pannier-style "wings" at the side or were draped into soft pleats and bows at the back. Matching shoes were balanced on scroll-design pedestal heels.
The Dutch tulip was a recurring motif, hand-painted, beaded and embroidered on the underside of rise-and-fall hems.

Now we know...

 

[Master Wood]

Yawn. The Galliano era is over!

 

[user.n.]

More:
http://content.coutorture.com/2737647

 

[Jacque Marcel]

I love the romance of galliano, but i wish he would get inspiration from modern women or something not so costume drama all the time.

 

[Lamia]

More HQ's:
http://www.thecobrasnake.com/partyphotos/diorcouture/index.html

 

[Karen0193]

getty!

 

[ediewarhol]

Complete collection all from catwalking.

 

[TraiT]

I love the romance of galliano, but i wish he would get inspiration from modern women or something not so costume drama all the time.

I donno..

To me, that's galliano, and what makes galliano, galliano.
Actually, I've no idea how people would get sick of DRAMA, but at least I know I wouldn't.

 

[TommyGirl]

I love almost everything, but especially that dress Bruna wore. It`s breathtaking. IMO this is what Haute Couture really is, absolutely amazing !

 

[ediewarhol]

 

[TraiT]

uh oh...

The first few dresses looks kinda poor constructed at the bottom to hem area.
Too crumpled satin.

 

[dior_couture1245]

I honestly don't like any of it.

It's unfortunate because I like the idea behind it. So much could have been done with Dutch masters as a source of inspiration. Alessandra Facchinetti used the same images to inspire her beautiful collection for Valentino Haute Couture FW 08, and the result was far more modern that any of these ridiculous dresses. I also liked that John was playing with prints, but again, everything was done so heavy handedly. He reused a print for one of the these gowns from Haute Couture SS 05 - and they were used so beautifully and effortlessly then.

Also, I love the idea of turning the gowns inside out, but what he was trying to showcase - the seams, the lining, the boning, etc - was all lost because of the downright silly proportions of the outfits. John has shown the inner workings of a couture gown before, and the result was so magnificent...anyone remember these?

All in all, I just can't stand it anymore. It breaks my heart to see John, who used to create some of the most beautiful clothes in the world, reduced to such a stuffy and irrelevent state.

The only redeeming quality of the show, it seems, is the soundtrack, which sounds totally beautiful and delicate..too bad none of the clothes were beautiful or delicate.
(style)

 

[ediewarhol]

 

[Nils]

Catwalking

 

[ediewarhol]

 

[Crying Diamonds]

I really am pretty sure it's Delft ware...the difference is that the Dutch starting copying the Chinese by using windmills, tulips, Dutch flaura and fauna instead what you would see on a Chinese vase or whatever.

Zeeuws Velinghuis.nl

Aww you got there before me!
Yes, if this is inspired by Dutch/Vermeer then it's got to be Delft.

I'm quite in a state of shock right now - Dutch costume/Vermeer/Delft are what I have chosen to study for my current project . . .
I'm shocked.

Oh the collection - heaps better than the last one, but can't say I'm in love with any of the pieces.

 

[dior_couture1245]

Geeze...

See...I would have LOVED to have seen John use that print on Morgane's dress for, say, a jacket or a pea coat like this-

or for a beautiful suit like this-

or for a gorgeous dress like this-

(style)

 

[TraiT]

Alright, with the full collection now, I can firmly state that I'm not feeling the gorgeous sting I felt last season.
There are some amazing pieces, like the chinese vase detailed ones, but others don't really impress me much.
Maybe it's the prints or maybe it's the crumpled satin on some pieces which looked poor constructed.

 

[rip_ian curtis]

the last gown looks a bit out of place imo. a rather good and tasteful collection from galliano for once. good there aren't barbie/dolly parton references, tacky embellishments or over the top make-up this time. but still it lacks that certain look that galliano had many seasons ago...