Yesterday all the flowers of the garden came to life on the Dior couture catwalk in Paris. Set in the gardens of the Musée Rodin against a backdrop of huge plastic orange fuchsias, John Galliano opened the show with a show-stopping purple fur wrap coat reminiscent of a giant peony. Swathed in purple ‘petals’ with a tulip skirt and multi-layered collar, the model was a walking bouquet of flowers, her waist cinched in with natural grasses and her hair wrapped in rose-tinted cellophane.
There were skirts shaped and adorned like replica lilac hyacinths and white carnations, and a canary yellow iris full length dress complete with huge lace petals enveloping legs and neck. Voluminous skirts made from stiffened mohair fell round each side of the hips leaving a contrasting flaming orange underskirt peeking through just like a flower opening to reveal its brightly coloured inner throat.
Galliano added more colours to his bouquet by complimenting each look with leather elbow length gloves in contrasting colours and streaking David Bowie-esque eyeshadow in a rainbow of colours across eyes.
The show closed with seven ornate dresses which were oh-so couture with their vast rich silk, chiffon and tulle skirts. A black satin off-the-shoulder gown was slashed from waist to floor, revealing a yellow and red orchid printed onto a netted petticoat.
Galliano trotted out at the end surrounded by all his pretty petals wearing what looked like a bee-keeper's hat which was very fitting as this was certainly a show that would have attracted all the insects in the garden.
(Photo courtesy of style.com)
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