Wow! Just wow!

[frualeydis]

I found this link to John Galliano's fall fashion show through Hanna Fridén's blog (swedish). And all I can say is WOW! The shoes, the tights, the dresses, the coats, the fabrics, the colours, the details! I'm in love!

Comments

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Having just watched the slideshow... I'm singularly unconvinces - one or two were OK, but the rest just looked freakishly overdone, to me.

Perhaps it's the obvious 1920's/1930's influence some of them have (never been a favourite period of mine) or perhaps its that several of them look like an explosion in a ruffle factory or an explosion in an underwear factory.

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Probably both. I liked the 20s-30s influence. And the ruffles. I won't wear that many ruffles though.

/Eva

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Freakishly overdone. Yes. I think the corpse bride makeup didn't help me overlook that all the models are skeletons. It is just unappealing to me - do men really think they are sexy looking like that?

But, a fashion show is not so much about clothes, it's just an art exhibition running around on skinny legs. At least that's what I have to tell myself not to be horribly annoyed by the whole concept.

I did like some of the fall-like colours, muddy reds and whatnot.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Erm.. sorry, Eva, for raining on your parade. So not my intention. It's great that you like the clothes there!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

No problem. I have big problems with the stick-skinny models too. And funnily enough most of the clothes would look so much better on normally shaped women.

/Eva

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Definitely would. I think I was unduly upset by watching Dawn French talking about larger women via YouTube yesterday.
First of 6 parts here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT43ujgkI_g

[therru.livejournal.com]

It's fun that the inspiration is so obviously from the beginning of the 20th C, and I really like the warm, earthy colours, but I'm not sure about the mass of ruffles and layers -- I think it will make normally-shaped women like me look big and shapeless. I also would have preferred the skirts to be a bit longer, but that's just me :)

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Ooh, pretty! Thanks for sharing this. I really liked the completely clashing color combinations of tights/shoes. Some of the styles are a bit too extreme, but overall, I totally agree with you on the 'wow!'

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

The beige-ish coat with black buttons and skye blue tigths was just wonderful.

/Eva

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely - buttons!!

[tailordrews.livejournal.com]

He is one of my favourites two, but Lacroix my dear, he is the master!

Bjarne

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check out his fall collection too then.

/Eva

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I checked out his fall collection (http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/F2007RTW/review/CLACROIX) and I'm not impressed. Boring and too much black. Almost exclusively black. I remeber that he did som really stunning things back in the 80s.

/Eva

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

But the spring couture show (http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2007CTR/review/CLACROIX) had some yummy stuff in it. Draped chiffon...mmm.

/Eva

[ginger-dragon.livejournal.com]

I love it too! Wonderful. I want most of those shoes. *sigh*