Bringing Back the Glamour

When asked to be the head of design at Christian Dior a decade ago, John Galliano captured the essence of Dior right away. From his eccentric designs of bombshell waist skirts to ‘40s hourglass silhouettes, Galliano has achieved the continuity, tailoring, and drama that goes along with Dior’s fashion. In the fashion institutions sixtieth year of design, the designer is returning to its romantic roots. Elegance is this years standard. Each piece of clothing has had every stitch, button, and fabric, scrutinized over to make it perfect for “the Dior woman.” To Galliano, the woman on the street in Dior is his inspiration. He states that the Dior woman has style, attitude, conviction, serenity, and, above all, she knows all the rules and she breaks them. The same could be said about Galliano with his alterations of Dior classics in the most audacious ways. He explains, “I want her to feel like a million, if not a zillion, dollars. Fashion is to make you feel on the outside as invincible as you should be inside."