Alessandra Ambrósio for Numéro Tokyo

Some (kind of) pretty to kick off your weekend.

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Christian Dior Spring 2011 Ad Campaign

Pinup.

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"Country Strong" LA Special Screening

OUR EYES!!!

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In or Out: Liv Tyler in Christian Dior

Someone needed attention, apparently.

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Marion Cotillard for the Lady Dior Bag

Freaking fabulous.

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In or Out: Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior

Yikes.

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Vogue Russia: Palace Intrigue

Minions, please get out a Number 2 pencil. There will be a short quiz.

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In or Out: Natalie Portman in Christian Dior

Black, yes. Swan, no.

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Charlotte Rampling for V Magazine

Working it like no one else can.

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Yo Dona: Orlando

The higher the hair, the closer to fabulous.

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Vogue: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Catches thieves just like flies.

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Iman for Harper's Bazaar

Imantastic.

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In or Out: Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior

Non! Non!


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Christian Dior Spring 2011 Collection

Ending the week on some major pretty.

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Dior Fall 2010 Ad Campaign

Closing out the work week on some pretty.

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Christian Dior: Shanghai Dreamers

Models by Xerox.


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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2010

John Galliano sends the world a bouquet.

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Christian Dior Resort 2011 Collection

Life in plastic. It's fantastic.

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Christian Dior Spring 2010 Haute Couture

Strike a pose!

FWD:

"Equestrian chic was the big news in Christian Dior’s spring haute couture show Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, in Paris, where the house’s couturier John Galliano looked to fin de siecle ladies who hunted, rather than lunched.

Specifically, Galliano referenced the late 19th century women who inspired Charles James, the neo-classical American designer whose more extravagant shapes also inspired Monsieur Christian Dior himself when he developed the 1947 New Look show, one of the most influential collections ever made. "

Our reactions to this collection are all over the place but then again, so is the collection. Let's start with the good: beautiful pieces, very much in the Dior mode, gorgeous color story. The not-so-good (or, at the very least, the parts we're ambivalent about): well for one, it's "very much in the Dior mode." We realize we just used that as a compliment but there's a flip side to that. He's not really doing anything to put his own stamp on the name. He keeps rehashing the same silhouettes and styles. Plus he's all over the map, going from New Look-inspired equestrian looks to these almost swinging '60s-style party dresses in the same collection. The other part that we have a major problem with is the styling. This is Dior haute couture. Leave the drag queen hair and makeup for the Heatherette shows.

Maybe we're being a little nitpicky. It is a gorgeous collection, after all. It's just that it feels like a lot of the same old, same old.

[Photos: Catwalking.com/Wireimage]


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