Inspired by the name and illustrations of the man whom's work brought us the iconic looks and imagery of the house of Dior in the 40's, 50's and till the 70's, Rene Gruau. Even the wallpaper at Galliano's office has one of Gruau's illustrations and this show was a salute for a great talent and a great artist.
The "new look" created by Christian Dior in the late 40s the era that Galliano loves most and the work of Gruau were reworked by the hands and heart of Galliano and the result was a show of colors and volumes.
About this collection Galliano said it was one of his most technically challenging collections and the different shades and shadows of colors on some garments were all hand painted, others were created using 7 layers of tulle in one same garment. Feather and flowers were used as well and the models looked like drawings of Gruau in movement. Stephen Jones designed the hats in a very dramatic way, and the collection was a defile of pastel colors from yellow, to lemon green and parma violet and hues of blue all in different shades and tones.
I do not pretend to know better nor more than any fashion editor (and i don't consider myself one) but The second the first look appeared the rest of the collection was so predictable when it comes to shapes and forms and silhouettes. The Technics are new, the coloring and layering were new but the Galliano's touch was there and wasn't that different from older collections and i miss Galliano the 2006/2007/2008 couture show when he used to leave me with tears in the eyes.
Just an example of what i am talking about :
SS 2012 vs. FW 2008
Galliano walked the podium at the end of the show wearing a new look as well inspired-just like his men collection- from Nureyev.
All the photos from the show can be found by clicking on read more, below
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