Christian Dior Spring 2010 Collection, Paris, France ( October 5, 2009). Presented in High Definition.
The theme was 1940s ‘film noir’ with models made-up to look like like Lauren Bacall, sporting wavy Veronica Lake hair and striking red lips. The kind of strong-shouldered woman, who can hold her own while looking incredibly chic. Disrobing was the big story at Dior, as Galliano replaced traditional suits with unconventional pairings, including French lace-trimmed cami-knickers and satin teddies signaling, as designer John Galliano termed it, the new "semi-undressed allure". For day, pewter lamé and buff leather trench-style curvy jackets were belted over satin shorts, flirty slips and tight jeans.
Corsetry was key for evening – a theme Galliano introduced in his autumn/winter, haute couture show for Christian Dior. By night, Galliano put his heroine into a pale pink corset and a long draped mint green skirt that radiated with sequins. The overt transparencies such were an illusion created by paneled layers, so that the undergarments can be slipped on all at once. The black banded tops of stockings seen through sheer panels in a copper lamé dress, and bra and panties glimpsed under a semitransparent tiered blue gown, were actually shadows stitched into underslips. Backstage, Galliano revealed the undercover secret: all the underwear was actually built-in, making getting dressed a one-step operation. The collection captured the romantic essence of his Dior couture and offered accessible interpretations of the fabulous lingerie-based couture collection. A clever and alluring combination.
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