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Galliano’s own name for this collection was “Barbie Goes to Tibet”, which tells you how seriously to take it. It is a joyful, colourful trip across the Middle East, India and the Himalayas, with a live string orchestra from the Paris Opera playing behind it.
It began with a troop of chic rebels in stern military jackets, embroidered lace dresses, djellabas, hooded tunics and embroidered shirts. Galliano said he was treating couture like sportswear, with the focus on separates. Then the group went to Goa. Out came light tie-dye and rainbow dresses covered in rave slogans, smiley faces, cartoon figures and butterflies in acid colours. For the finale they reached the mountains, wrapped in sheepskin trench coats, patchwork quilting, kimonos in silk, enormous fur boots and distressed suede and leather.
It is a lot, and it is meant to be. The layering is brilliant and the colour is some of the best of his career. Under all the references, he said, the collection was really about the lyricism of fabric.
Uplifting and full of energy, it proves that fun fashion can also be serious fashion. This is the look that shaped the early 2000s.
More Galliano: see every John Galliano couture collection for Dior and John Galliano: The Complete Guide.
Pictures courtesy of Vogue Runway
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