Important Fall 2009 John Galliano “Beautifully Iced Maidens” Beaded Net Pale Blue Grey Dress designer-hollys-harp wide grosgrain ribbon hem adds

wide grosgrain ribbon hem adds weight so that it falls just right

The waist nips in and the bodice is fitted to create that classic fifties silhouette

Hidden front pockets sit along those fantastic seaming details

The jacket has that same print treatment and just slips on ans ties at the neck

Those details combined with that spectacular floral print make it one of the best gowns I have seen from this time period

Important Fall 2009 John Galliano “Beautifully Iced Maidens” Beaded Net Pale Blue Grey Dress designer-hollys-harp wide grosgrain ribbon hem addsThis is an extraordinary dress from an extraordinary show. The show was themed based on a heady combination of Russian and Balkan Fantasy. It was opulent and excessive and thoroughly Galliano in nature. John had done extensive research in the archives of the Benaki Museum and had delved into the eighteenth and nineteenth century folk dress and textile collection from the Balkan Ottoman empire. The models walked in a laser light filled tunnel that