John Galliano F/W 2009.10 Paris

[eternitygoddess]

As a Greek, I can confirm that.

What do they symbolize?

 

[xhommex]

coin ornaments are actually present in every eastern culture so i dont think its just a greek thing

 

[Navygreen]

What do they symbolize?

They were a way of "dressing to impress" and an essential part of the traditional greek costumes. They signified class and expressed the levels of aesthetic and socioeconomical conditions of the various regions.

coin ornaments are actually present in every eastern culture so i dont think its just a greek thing

Of course, noone's arguing with that.

 

[Zann]

full show in HQ on youtube!

part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9zYsmoi52s

part 2 (unfortunately no audio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQyJDrXcuE

source: youtube/user:spike413

 

[vickiduke]

loveeee!!!!!!!!!!

 

[from: sophia]

OMG video yay it is so amazing cant wait for a good one to be posted on Gallianos site.

 

[C0UTUR3 4 SUR3]

I miss the theatrics and the opulent sets, but the clothes really made up for it. The dresses at the end are amazing. To be quite honest, if I saw a bunch of stuffy editors getting all frazzled from the fake snow, I'd probably laugh.

 

[Florecita86]

I love the baltic inspiration. It's like Baltics lost in a fantasy. I always love what Galliano does for his own line versus what he does for Dior. One of my top 10 fave shows this season

 

[.amahlia.]

wow!! thanks for the whole show Zann!!! it was so theatrical!! love it

 

[xhommex]

That was just perfect i wish the second vid had sound

Thanks for the vid Zann

 

[baguette]

my fav in Paris for the future editorial wise

 

[fincher]

beautiful collection

 

[fincher]

last pieces remind me a bit paintings of Alfons Mucha

 

[*ana*]

Galliano's peasant revolt
Published: March 12, 2009

PARIS: For the first time, John Galliano's show, even with all its creative juice swirling like the fake snowflakes above the runway, seemed irrelevant. The central European peasant theme would have made great costumes for a remake of Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina." Perhaps Harvey Weinstein, sitting front row, will take up that challenge.

But who is going to desire these imaginative and intricately made clothes in this turbulent moment? That is another story.

These were polished ethnic elegants walking the runway in their boxy dirndl skirts and embroidered coats, as if for some Ruritanian toy soldiers. Even their shoes, high on a platform built like a snow sledge and festooned with colored pom poms, seemed more like costume than winter footwear.

And as for the move to Byzantine territory, where silver embellishment on black had a gracious nobility, Galliano insisted on transparent fabrics as a window on to visible underwear.

The designer is between a rock and a hard place. Obliged by his other day job at Dior to tone down the theatrics, he gives full rein to his wild imagination for his own label. It is wondrous to see and there was genuine artistry in the intense detail. Out of context, a blouse with frothy sleeves or a fitted jacket looks like French chic rather than folklore.

But instead of the show feeling like a courageous move to slough off global gloom, it seemed like a great spectacle, with the audience playing a passive role rather than engaging emotionally with the clothes.

suzy menkes, iht.com

 

[aaronmangsat]

RUSSIAN!
i love it

and the catwalk is so aaamazing!!!

 

[gomtik]

I'm so glad Galliano is back!! The collection was fabulous! And the makeup: awesome!

 

[sweetpop]

Like Miss Dalloway said, if the 'toxic' fake snow did cause so much distress, then maybe we were better off just seeing the pictures! but I'm sure being there would have been pretty amazing, if you could get past the 'toxicness' of the snow.. I also think that when sometimes you're so engrossed in something e.g. John Galliano's FW09/10 fashion show, you wouldn't be worried about the snow.. it would just be there. Perhaps they were over-reacting.. a sensitive nose perhaps. The projection on the catwalk is awesome enough... futuristic sense but at the same time going back to long ago, as space is our future but it is also very much of the past. The fabrics have sure produced some exquisite pieces The shoes are.. I'm not sure I can find words to descrive what I'm thinking right now so I shall put Mr. here.

 

[MojitoMosquito]

This collection was brillllliant. I gotta admit that I wasn't convinced until I saw the videos. The pieces look much better in motion than they do in photos, in my opinion. Definitely gets my thumbs up though. Something about the show was slightly eerie but it worked for me!

 

[eternitygoddess]

This is so old-school Galliano!

I remember back in the days he LOVED doing sheer dress that revealed lingerie underneaht.

 

[Dkammern]

i am so glad to see a true john show again!!
it feels very galliano in the sense that he has gone back to mixing 1000 references and making them all work together.

it's not like when he does japan, and ONLY does japan... here there's Russia, there Romania, there's Turkey, there's Greece...
the music is a mix of tango, modern and rock, something like baltic folklore...

i love the tiny details. like the make up on the girls, and specially the lips: with the perfect tiny hint of gold on the upper lip, and the gorgeous berry, juicy lips

the jewels decorating the hair and dresses are also perfect

bravo john!