Haute Couture: Christian Dior F/W 06.07

As I warned about a few weeks back, haute couture fashion week was about to kick of yesterday in Paris. And what a kick-of! Highlight of the day has to be the Christian Dior show. It was just as amazing as it was insane. A hodgepodge of inspirations based on the same starting point - armour - was shown in seven different section. Together they portrayed strong heroines and sci-fi warrior women.

The first section consisted of amazing evening gowns embellished with superb headdresses, sequins, colours and... armoured plating. True warrior queens!

The second section was a presentation of crazy Vampira creatures wearing leather, latex and again, some crazy armour. This time executed in a more bondagy way.

Then a collection of tightly corseted Dali-uo-suited women paraded down the gardenlike runway. All colours included and beautiful embroideries and sequins shone bright. The millinery on the girl hats was amazing as well and fitted perfectly with the armoured theme: crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans graced the girls heads

Alice in Wonderland was the next stop in Galliano's crazy universe. Big green dresses - already dubbed walking lettuces - passed the audience - which included Cher, Drew Barrymore, Mischa Barton, Liv Tyler, amongst others. Accesoirised with knights trumpets, these girls were ready for a fairytale battle!

One of my favourite sections was the punky section. Black tights and moody, feathery Blade Runner pieces vavavoomed by as the models were truly portraying their role as Barbarians on acid.

The most beautiful section of the show was the one that featured serene chiffon dresses that could easily be spotted on any red carpet occasion. Stunning shapes and techniques of draping made this a highly dramatic section.

The final section featured full on warrior women, dressed as million dollar knights with jewelry incrusted helmets and armour. Extremely gigantic dresses sweeped the floor, but gave this collection the ultimate boost that made it absolutely incredible and truly unforgetable. Perhaps John Galliano's entry as an astronaut proved that he really think otherwordly, but it certainly made this show interstellar!