Classic Galliano motifsnewspaper-print tops, recycled and reconfigured jeans, hard-core leather straps and zippered motorcycle jacketswere thrown together with new creations like a bag that evoked a classic '50s car (complete with door-handle clasp), sporty blousons with racing stripes, a bright yellow life-vest jacket and ruffled, hooded windbreakers. A contest of camouflage, leopard- and leather-trimmed bikinis segued into an array of ravaged prom queens who had clearly had too many drinks (not to mention a pill or two or three) the night before. But even the vampiest gals need a touch of class, so Galliano signed several looks (including lace-front dresses that surreptitiously morphed into trousers) with Dior mementos from the past: Miss Dior, Dior, J'Adore and Diorissimo.
Destruction, reconstruction, punk, recycling, tiaras,
sex, patchwork, saddles, logos, commerce, camouflage,
street, diffusion, vintage cars
only Galliano could
pull it off.
By Armand Limnander






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