"This is pure couture decontextualized, graphicâ??a new direction. It focused on the architectural and took the DNA of Dior and explored it in a very contemporary way. Think Lisa Fonssagrives, think luxe. we took classic Dior shapes and gave them a sensual, sexy new step." - John Galliano for Christian Dior
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STYLING: KATIE GRAND
John Galliano for Christian Dior
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STYLING: KATIE GRAND
"For this haute couture collection, my inspiration came from Peruvian culture, from the elegance of their attitude to the beauty of Yma Sumacâ??s voice. the colors were inspired by the mountains and forests: dark bark browns, cedar, tobacco, khaki . . . then there was bright pink, the rare orchid in the midst of the forest." - Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy
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STYLING: KATIE GRAND
"The Couture story is a rendezvous of the Dutch and Spanish portraits of the 16th and 17th centuries and the universe ofinsectsâ??particularly beetles, which inspired the cuirass effect, the hairdo, and the corseted silhouette." - Christian Lacroix
PHOTO: MIKAEL JANSSON
STYLING: KATIE GRAND
Christian Lacroix
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STYLING: KATIE GRAND
Alessandra Facchinetti for Valentino
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STYLING: KATIE GRAND
"I looked at contemporary paper sculptures for a strong volume and shape, and at Van Dyck collars, Tibetan embroidery, and Renaissance detailing for romantic embellishments." -Alessandra Facchinetti for Valentino
PHOTO: MIKAEL JANSSON
STYLING: KATIE GRAND
"My inspiration was first from the early-80s film Tron, about a hacker who gets trapped inside a computer game. It is one of the first films with computer graphics, and I loved the idea of characters trapped inside a completely fake universe with all the neons and fluorescent colors." -Jean Paul Gaultier
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"The collection appropriates the protocol of masculine dress and applies it to womenswear. The overall idea was to play with established notions of masculinity and femininity and to challenge preconceived ideas of what is and what is not a feminine piece of clothing." - Giorgio Armani for Prive
