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Galliano's last catwalk show for his own label was brash brazen bordehlo but this season for Dior he's shifted from the door-jambs of Paris to the silver-screens of Hollywood, invoking screen sirens and sirs across eras, genders and genres.

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Parts of the collection were pure 40s vamp, a kind of seduction based not just on skin but on sultry personas, animal prints and coiffed hair.

Gender bender

Others invoked Gatsby, playing with the styles and shapes of suiting, silhouetting the feminine within the masculine.

Darling Daisy

And Daisy with the dropped waists, pastels and nonchalance.

Gemma the chameleon

There was Marlene Dietrich, portrayed by Australia's Gemma Ward, with stained lips, layered textures and a powerful presence.

Sinister, no?

And then something of A Clockwork Orange in these oversize bowler hats, something sinister in the gait and expression.

Galliano's brilliance, irreverance and steadfastness to couture ensure his place at the pinnacle of international fashion, not to mention his ability to turn out two of the most innovative collections every season, one under his name and another for one of the stalwarts of French fashion..

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Summer, Clothes, Dresses, Models, Photos, Shows, Christian Dior

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Melbourne Cup Carnival Fever 2008

September 10th 2007 15:35

Whilst Sydney's spring carnival racing may have been bought to a standstill, the Stylist whose Celebrity was voted one 1 of 9 best dressed at the Melbourne Cup, this very blogger shares her tips as she prepares the 2008 VRC Ambassadors wardrobes for this years Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival...

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Posted By: Leesa - Category: Accessories, Celebrities, Spring, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Handbags, Models, Shoes, Shows, Street Chic, Trends, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Collette Dinnigan, Donatella Versace, Donna Karan, Escada, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang, Versace, Victor Alfaro, Yves Saint Laurent

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J'adore Dior

July 20th 2007 08:20

I realise I’m running a little behind the couture shows but I am grasping the moment because, as the title indicates, my infatuation with Dior continues, exacerbated by Galliano’s recent designs for their couture show.

Couture is the aesthetic height of the fashion industry epitomising Oscar Wilde’s motto: “art for art’s sake”. Certainly some of the dresses are sold but couture is a millstone round the ankle of fashion houses as far as profit is concerned. The hours and effort spend to make each dress are Herculean, the expense of fabric and beading utterly Olympian (as in the Mount not the games

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New York Times does men in Milan

July 2nd 2007 10:21

As usual the New York Times summary of fashion week (this time men in Milan) is impeccable for those time poor and hungry for a fashion injection. So, to borrow their images and a bit of their sentiment here's my favourites of their favourites. (So derivative Alice... I know but didn't I just say I'm time poor?)

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Spring, Summer, Models, Photos, Shows, Prada

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Daria Werbowy: Canadian Amazon

June 15th 2007 00:07

From Dariawerbowy.org

Pictured here all fresh faced and delightful is Daria Werbowy of Canada. Werbowy, like Jessica Stam, passes my knee test (if the thigh is wider than the knee then the model is not sick) and not only that but she exhibits an intelligence one may not expect from models. Maybe she’s simply learned to feign intent with those blue eyes of hers, or perhaps I’m prejudiced because she’s brunette but I do think there’s something more in Werbowy’s brain than is usually held in the mind of a model

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Celebrities, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Models, Photos, Chanel, Stella McCartney

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Prada: progenitor of postmodern pastiche

June 14th 2007 00:44

In my habitual internet trawlings I came across quite a feat on the Prada website. Admittedly I didn’t much like this season’s collection but the means by which it is represented is a true cultural document. Prada demonstrates wit, self-reflexivity and pastiche in a way that many other ‘postmodernists’ should envy. As a European luxury brand, descended from a grand tradition to a commercial reality, Prada is a modern day icon but the self-representation offers an entirely new perspective on the brand.

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Accessories, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Handbags, Models, Photos, Random, Shoes, Prada

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Gucci sucks

June 13th 2007 00:43

Just about anyone with any style steers clear of Gucci on the whole and their Autumn/Winter 07 collection only affirms that general principle. Let’s take a look at some examples.

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Autumn, Winter, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Models, Photos, Shoes, Shows, Gucci

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It's all in the gams: Jessica Stam

June 7th 2007 00:42

One of the most striking models of the contemporary brat pack is Jessica Stam, a statuesque Canadian who has the kind of natural physique required for catwalk shows. She is indeed long and slender but there is nothing painful about the proportions of her legs or the position of her clavicle. My general rule is that if the knee is wider than the thigh there’s a problem but Stam is in proportion as you can see from the Stella McCartney show.

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Accessories, Celebrities, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Handbags, Models, Photos, Shows, Trends, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs

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Balenciaga, Vernacular Fashion

May 31st 2007 00:33

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After using Balenciaga as an example in my white shirt post I remembered what a stand-out collection Nicolas Ghesquière produced for Fall 2007 collection and I was reminded by our very own (why are we so patriotic when it comes to beautiful people) Gemma Ward wearing Balenciaga at Cannes.

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Posted By: Fashion - Category: Autumn, Clothes, Dresses, Fashion Tips, Models, Photos, Shoes, Shows, Trends, Balenciaga, Gucci

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I love Marc Jacobs

May 21st 2007 00:22

What I really wish I had right now is the entire Marc Jacobs Fall 2007 Ready to Wear Collection. So rarely do I view a collection and consider that not only would I wear just about every piece therein but would look exquisite, savvy and elegant in the process. This collection is a sort of blend of Gatsby-esque 20s chic and slender 70s day-wear. Jacobs manages to create a collection so rich in detail and pleasurable in palate that I just want to eat it all up.