I'm trying to catch up on the Couture shows from last week and for those completely uninterested in fashion, look away, darlings. Look away.
DIOR
For those that know, I am really not a Galliano fan. I just think that the high arched brow he's so fond of is a little unappealing and his over-the-top antics are just a little too overwrought - like a little boy trying to get mummy's attention - and his pencil thin moustache, strangely, makes me think of that Jimmy Buffet song. So, imagine my surprise when I found myself gasping at the Dior collection. But, it wasn't the clothes (we'll get to those later). It was SHALOM! LINDA! NAUGHTY NAOMI! KIRSTY! NADJA! (and eva and karolina - small font for those girls). If Christy had been there, I might have keeled out of my chair with dreams of the good old days. Sigh. But this isn't a model show, it's a fashion show (and there'll be more Shalom later) and Galliano is so fashionista.
It was, dare I say, not horrifying. Unappealing, mostly. There were some nice ideas there, albeit nice ideas someone had before, but then, as Hollywood shows us, if it's been done before, it's worth doing again. His pin cushion bracelets and dress form looks were cutely referential and the trip down Dior memory lane was fun, but what the hell was up with the yellow/green looks? Squished pinatas, user car dealer flags, and miles of chiffon aren't my idea of "a collection through-line" when the line is clearly drawn to the past. And what was up with the boobs? Was a page pulled from the Mariah Carey Airbrushing Manual because I know fo'sho that models ain't all that busty (Buswell, yes. Zimmerman, not so much.)? But, Mr. Pencil Thin Moustache, overall I tolerated it - which is certainly more than I could say for last time. So, keep on, you Beau Brummel! Perhaps next season I'll actually squeal at your designs! (Not likely.)
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That would certainly be a good day. Y'know, she'll be 40 next year. (Has it really been that long?) I've been tittering over the appearance of Kirsty Hume in Pantene ads hoping, just hoping, that they'd all return and kick those actress bitches off the covers of fashion rags. Although, Cindy can stay home.
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