For Dior's new line, John Galiano (head designer for Dior) went for a ride, literally. The focus of Dior's offbeat but surprisingly classy new runway look was a 1950's equestrian elegance themed. Normally I would be bored by this idea for a line. I feel like the equestrian theme has been done over and over again by various designers (Ralph Lauren Polo anyone?) but for some reason Galiano decided to take this age old idea and spice it up a bit. By introducing color, texture and attitude into his line, Galiano played with the conventional ideas of the rider's lifestyle giving us a view of what her life might be like after she finished her ride and went home as well. When sticking to the stereotypical neutrals pallet, Galiano twisted up the shape of the garment, straying from the conventional image.
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And when Galiano decided to stick to a sharp and precise shape, he played up the use of color and texture, using bright reds, and massive amounts of lace.
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