Dior

Grace Kelly and Edith Head

By BarbaraAnne:

“Jeff: The Lisa Freemont who never wears the same dress twice?
Lisa: Only because it’s expected of her.
(She does a model’s turn.)
Lisa: Right off the Paris plane, think it will sell?”

As the most copied dress… Continue reading

Galliano & Dior: Behind the Curtain

By BarbaraAnne

Is the establishment outraged by anti-Semitism only when it appears in front of the curtain? John Galliano as Mel Gibson, News at 11? The President of Dior fired him immediately saying, “I condemn most firmly the statements made… Continue reading

2011 Oscars: Red Carpet Favorites

By BarbaraAnne

I live for red carpets. Well, maybe for the people wearing the haute couture gowns who walk on them. Yes, I do care about some of the Oscar winners, but I’m generally on the losing side of my… Continue reading

April in Paris

By BarbaraAnne

Club members must wear something! How will they host fundraisers for the Louvre, meet Prince Charles, and attend exclusive dinner parties? In the Paris haute couture shows, legendary designers fulfill their genius, as their musings are meticulously brought… Continue reading

Paris Fashion Week: To-DIE-For Dior!

I looooooove Dior. The blossoms, the colors, the over-the-top gurly gurl fashion. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.  And this year at Paris Fashion Week, John Galliano has done it again.

There are no words to describe Dior couture,… Continue reading



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