John Galliano: Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear

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I thought that was a wonderful show, very dramatic.

All that red light, smoky bubbles, incredible.

What an astonishing and talented man.

And come. How did it happen?

From Peckham!

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So with silent movie actresses

such as Mary Pickford, Pola Negri.

And then we also have the great Norma Desmond.

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John Galliano introduction, take one.

Take two, take three.

The invitation to Galliano s show is a prelude

to the cinematic inspiration for the collection.

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It was inspired by a trip to Los Angeles

and visiting those fabulous, fabulous houses

and imagining who would live there.

And that started the narrative.

And I was kinda playing with the idea

of this screenwriter s strike

that went on for maybe half a century.

So by the time she surfaced, that s how she looked. [laughs]

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[Tim] The story that the show

was telling was so strong.

You coulda gone a number of ways with the music.

The show was like about an hour late

and so we actually didn t get the decision on what to do

until about an hour and a half ago. [laughs]

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♪ He take around the back ♪

There s no one color.

Its just the fabrics and the bead work and the chiffon

with another layer underneath,

the spots coming through in the lace.

And you just wanna touch, don t you?

The Galliano collections are getting lighter and lighter,

and the challenge is to make them

as light as the bubbles you saw.

[Tim] Your headgear was a story all on its own.

Yeah, well, John never just sketches a dress.

He always thinks of the complete outfit.

The idea of designing something

without a hat is inconceivable.

He said just a couple of days ago,

I couldn t imagine not wearing a hat every day.

I d feel undressed.

[Tim] He s got very good at adding clothes

to the mix of the fantasy.

It isn t just the fantasy, it s actually reality as well.

And believe me, when you wear those dresses,

they make you feel incredible.

You look amazing and you feel amazing.

He s magical.

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