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Spring 2006 Couture: Galliano’s Frightening Display

January 25, 2006 by Designer Ella

I see Dior as another Chanel-type, in its feminine cuts and beautiful details. But John Galliano’s strange self-style may be working to butcher the classic Christian Dior name, with his Spring 2006 Couture show for Dior.

The catwalk was a Fright Sight Show where fashion took a backseat—to a political statement of a French revolution that seems more like a Friday the 13th Horror Film Festival. With models draped in dark folds of fabric and covered in blood-red capes, with lights dimmed, it’s hard to see any style at all.

Even pricey pieces were ruined, like the pearls dripping with blood dye and spattered white leather pants (that bring up their own frightening thoughts).

I can hardly stand to look at—or display—any photo from this show, especially with models in gory make-up of zombie-dead eyes or in full white-face, and covered by eerie sheets of sheer cloth. Crosses further a dreary image.

Spring 2006 Couture Dior face

At least the show ended with some humor; a goofy Galliano swishing a rapier sword, supposedly as a pirate, complete with that silly little mustache. Oh, please.

Yes, I have no thorough review of the actual styles, as I don’t see any true attempt at creating fashion garments, here. Of the stylistic pieces of which I can get a good view, they do not resemble apparel.

Thanks for the props, Almost Girl and Fashion Tribes Blog.

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10 Responses to “Spring 2006 Couture: Galliano’s Frightening Display”

S Says:
January 25th, 2006 at 12:34 pm

Here here. The nightmare theme aside, that show was a nightmare.

Designer Ella Says:
January 25th, 2006 at 12:38 pm

Oh, my gosh. That is so true, the clothing itself serves the art effect, in that way!

HeidiGoLightly Says:
January 25th, 2006 at 4:36 pm

Maybe Galliano has been reading too many Anne Rice books. This show could’ve been called “The Vampire Dior”. Excellent ideas to file away for Halloween, though.

Designer Ella Says:
January 25th, 2006 at 4:53 pm

Complete with a crossover to a Christian theme! Of course, crosses are in vampire tales, as well. But Christian stories can be pretty scary, themselves. The show was really a mix, but please, where did the pirate come from? Unnecessary addition.

Camille C Says:
January 27th, 2006 at 4:13 pm

I am in total agreement. I tried to look at all the slides on Style.com but I just couldn’t do it. Normally I love Galliano’s ‘displays’ (however lacking in reality) but I just did not get it this time. I just did not get it. I didn’t get it!!!

Designer Ella Says:
January 27th, 2006 at 5:30 pm

LOL, you didn’t get it!

Thanks for your comment, Camille “C.”!

Isara Says:
January 28th, 2006 at 2:46 pm

I have to admit, that however frightening the Dior show was (and I’m goth! I should love this stuff! Instead it had me in appalled giggles), I think that Galliano spent all of his talent in his own show. I was in ecstacies over the Hollywood-themed show, in which “everyone is beautiful.”

Designer Ella Says:
January 28th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

Yes, that John Galliano Spring 2006 show, which everybody should check out, was trippy, to me. There was (out there) style in it, but all I could focus on was the people! It’s hypnotic, beware, but everyone needs to take a look.

But that show happened in the fall, so that was months ago. He should have some talent left from that. He really puts too much into the shows, in my opinion. At least “Everybody is beautiful” is a wonderful concept, and he did a great job with hiring the selection of people.

Kiss Me, Stace * Entry » Gucci Hucci Says:
February 24th, 2006 at 11:01 am

[…] Right: Now we have more dead makeup, much like John Galliano’s Dior Spring 2006 couture. Spare us! I’m tempted to recolor her face with the paintbrush tool on my graphics program! […]

enid Says:
August 18th, 2006 at 1:25 am