Christian Dior Spring 2009
Christian Dior Spring 2009 collection was all about “Tribal chic” as John Galliano presented many short chiffon dresses and skirts.
Nearly every model walked the runway in a thigh grazing numbers, with six-inch heels and sculptural plaited Nefertiti inspired head-dresses.
Mirco-skirts were teamed with bustiers of python-skin, blazers and bowed blouses. Prints were heavily featured some with animal spots, to tie in the tribal chic reference.
A lot of pieces were see-through, but no doubt they will be lined by the time they hit both the shop floor and the red carpet.
The colour palette consisted of bright yellow, orange, fuchsia, blue, black and grey.
This was a beautiful collection, yet somehow I felt that Galliano held back. There wasn’t any over the top-couture like pieces in this RTW collection as I have come to expect.
The another shocking thing was that Charlize Theron was not in the front row.
Dita von Teese was in the front row, wearing a ivory Dior suit, which has coloured beadwork on the hem of the jacket and the skirt. The lady who usually wears a lot of dark colours has been embracing lighter colours recently, and it has been a refreshing change.
I do not recall seeing much of Marion Cotillard since her spectacular Jean Paul Gaultier gown at the Oscars earlier this year. This grey dress, is a little lacklustre, but her Mary Janes are worthy of drooling over. For me she has lost a bit of her sparkle.
Eva Green who usually goes all out when attending a Dior show is also very sombre wearing this Dior grey belted suit with her Dior Hermitage bag.
For past shows Eva would stand out wearing an amazing Couture piece.
She may have been at the Christian Dior show, but Emma Watson did a Anna Wintour and arrived wearing a Burberry Kentisbury coat.
I love her look, with the lace-up boots and the flawless nude make-up.
Lily Allen who is normally devoted to Chanel arrived wearing a gingham dress, with YSL Trib Two Platform Pumps.
Katy Perry sporting a white strapless flowery knee-length dress with lavender heels.
Faded Youth rightly stated on his blog that there was a time the front row at Dior was exclusive to A-list stars. Now it looks like anyone one-hit wonder can attend.
Zoe Saldana was also in attendance wearing a blue and white dress with white Dior heels.
