Dior Fall/Winter couture 09 collection evokes Carla Bruni ..
Posted by v on June 30, 2008
As Suzy Menkes states in the Herald, “It was time for Galliano to move from haute fantasy to fantastic haute couture and maybe it was the reality of dressing a beautiful woman for the modern world that has saved him from himself.
The models had stepped metaphorically down from their pedestals - even if the shoes were still fetishistic platforms of straps.
The full-skirted white coat that opened the show and a myriad of light cocktail dresses all created a parade of wearable ultra glamour (once you invested in a slip).
Nothing was mired in Dior’s history or heavy with the imprint of the past - although the ultimate in craftsmanship was a recreation of Dior’s famous Venus gown, its structure as light as the embroidered feathers.”
Is it possible not to be smitten by Carla Bruni?
Although this was theoretically a winter collection, the colors were poetic and summery, as black and white, like those Penn images, gave way to aquatints of eau de nil, lilac and lime.
For once, the star-studded front row, from the actress Liv Tyler to the singer Janet Jackson, were talking not about the extraordinary spectacle but the divine clothes.
And Bernard Arnault, who has supported Galliano through success and excess, must have been as pleased that Dior has come back to a rarefied reality as that the house has beat out its rivals in dressing Bruni Sarkozy.
“Of course we are proud and honored to dress the first lady of France,” said Arnault. “But it is her choice - and she chose us.”
