Posts for March 6th 2009

Christian Dior

2009 Fall Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior

John Galliano created a '20s inspired Fall collection filled with Indian and Asian nuances for Christian Dior.

John Galliano created a '20s inspired Fall collection filled with Indian and Asian nuances for Christian Dior. After I got past the somewhat blinding backdrop, I was able to focus in on Galliano's gowns and two piece suits. He played it safe with streamlined, feminine cuts but made up for it with bold colors, textural fabrics, and most prominently — bold prints. "I'm sure Mr.Dior would have loved these prints," said Galliano when talking about his use of Ikat prints.

Galliano's frocks ranged from hot pink mod with modified bubble hemlines to floaty silk chiffon creations in beautiful jewel tones. His two-piece suits were more structured and showed variety through different prints and colors. Also notice how Galliano edited his use of furs — other designers are all over them for Fall — by sparsely spreading them on hats and coat trims. All together, a merry, mixed bag from Galliano. By the way, we couldn't resist showing you this major buttage shot on the runway! Tee hee.

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Celebrity Style

L Word Style: Shane McCutcheon

While Helena Peabody wears a Lovely Lanvin gown to the Wentworth Porter Project, Shane dresses up in a different way.

While Helena Peabody wears a Lovely Lanvin gown to the Wentworth Porter Project, Shane dresses up in a different way. Instead of a dress, she opts for a slim Dior tuxedo with a white henley tee underneath. Shop a similar, but just as cool, look now.

Photo courtesy of Showtime

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Red Carpet

This Week's Fab Favorite: Emily Blunt

Style seems to follow Emily.

Style seems to follow Emily. She always manages to look stellar on the red carpet. She kinda blew me away at the Young Victoria UK premiere this week. Her silky Vivienne Westwood has a couple areas of interest. One, the signature bustled bodice. Two, the sweet mini brocade print. I continue to advocate prints on the red carpet — where art thou? This is a great example of a fancy print. And look! It has pockets. Way cool. Spherical black and gunmetal earrings brought in a baroque angle, as well as her thick bangles and dark nails. Sweet and spicy, just the way I like it.

For more of Emily in lavish Vivienne Westwood, read more