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October 15, 2013
THE 3 OF US. JON JOHN, JOEY ARIAS, JUANO DIAZ

October 18, 2013
TWAT BOUTIQUE AT NETIL HOUSE

March 26, 2013
A TRIP TO LONDON OR INFLUENCE

October 26, 2011
THE TURNER PRIZE

October 24, 2011
TSUMORI AND LEONARD

March 10, 2011
DIOR

December 3, 2010
PETER PIXZEL INTERVIEW

January 18, 2010
HALO-IS INTERVIEW

January 05, 2010
MARCO SHUTTLE INTERVIEW

May 11, 2009
VISIONS OF EXCESS

March 01, 2009
NASIR MAZHAR

Febuary 14, 2009
YOKO ONO

December 30, 2008
DIGITAL ANGEL

December 26, 2008
PETER IBRUEGGER INTERVIEW

September 29, 2008
NASIR MAZHAR - SPRING SUMMER 2009

June 25, 2008
CHRISTIANIA

March 01, 2008
NOKI INTERVIEW

january 05, 2008
ANTONIO MOLTONI INTERVIEW

JULY 11, 2007
CAM ARCHER Interview

JULY 11, 2007
GARETH PUGH Interview

June 18, 2007
MILLYDEMORI Interview

June 18, 2007
Mr A Interview

Febuary 16, 2007
K A B I R's BACKSTAGE AT MAN REPORT

Febuary 08, 2007
Brian Eno Interview

December 08, 2006
Material Boy Interview

October 18, 2006
Lawrence Interview

June 28, 2006
Seymour Butz Interview

June 27, 2006
Dou Dou Malicious Interview

November 27, 2005
Lump Interview

MARCH 10, 2011
Dior

By Antonia Leslie



The light in Paris was particularly beautiful on the day of the Christian Dior show. That pale lemon spring sunshine bathed all the policemen trying desperately to control the ever mounting traffic problems near the Rodin museum. It left me with the feeling that we were all extras acting a film.
A few minutes later I was standing in the blackness of the velvet lined tent listening to a speech given to express the views of LVMH about the never ending saga surrounding John Galliano.

The set was a transparent ice colour lit with a blue white light on Mr Toledano the CEO of Dior as he read from three sheets of paper. This gave the impression that he was making an introduction, but no name was mentioned. Galliano was referred to only as the designer.

This was not the most joyful start to the show and the silence was palpable.
Thank goodness, as if by some miracle it was understated, elegant and quite youthful with no sign of theatrical makeup or design. The shapes were refined and the colours subdued with clever combinations such as burgundy, pale rust and kaki. Mature fabrics like tweed or velvet were offset with light silks, chiffon pleats and the occasional whimsical touch of a hotpant cami knicker with satin bows. This seemed to be the theme of this show, mature and young, Dior and Galliano. Young girls in cropped Chanel like pastel tweed jackets with shorts in pale blue taffetta or long haired fur jackets with knickerbockers and high heeled thigh boots. There were a coulple of highway men with floor length capes or oversize fur collars and cuffs for some subtle theatre. The first of the many dresses seemed furry too in peach ruffled chiffon and following was a flurry of very feminine garden party dresses, perfect for Vivienne Leigh in a Tramway Named Desire.

Even all the metres of pastel chiffon and floating organza did not lift the spirits of the room. What helped was the charming idea to send out the studio team that has worked for years behind the scenes on all of John Galliano's shows and even from before his time. About twenty people in dentist coats stood demurely with the white light bouncing off them and this lifted the mood. Cheers soon followed, in my case as much for Galliano's work over the years as for these people who work equally as hard, that we never see.



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