Aside from fitting it to individual models (which Galliano is unlikely to be involved with) the entire show is made way in advance. A buyer friend said it's possible to view LVMH owned collections up to a week before the show itself in their showrooms, and that since the shows became so big and 'celeb' studded, many buyers skip the spectacle. Show samples are mostly made these days out of house, at factories, then shipped back to the studios for minor tweaks. It's a fact I find horribly depressing, but utterly necessary when there are more than 40+ garments to be made in perfect, show worthy condition.
While smaller designers with more compact teams may still be making big changes before the show, those that are bigger, and more commercial, make only tiny alterations before the day itself. Of course, Galliano himself isn't the sole person in charge, I worked for years at a big fashion house, and while the head of the company (who's name was on the company labels) was in charge, talked to the press as if they did everything themself, and walked down the runway at the end accepting the adoring praise - they had a team of designers who worked harder than them, and knew much more about the collection than they ever would. Galliano is more, at this stage in his career, of a creative director than a person who is involved with the every day running of the label. Naturally it's his ideas that are implemented, but without him there for a few days the show can and will go ahead looking as if he hadn't left at all.
As to whether it should, well that's another thing entirely. I think the very fact that they've fired him says a lot. Dior is one of LVMH's main money makers and even if they didn't do the show, they'd still be exhibiting and selling his collection for buyers in some form. Seeing as the shows that Dior puts on are huge, thousand people plus, affairs with all sorts of pyrotechnics, it'd probably lose them a lot of money (sales aside) if they cancelled it now.
That said if it's in any way influenced by the Weimar Republic, or 40s Germany - I'd say chuck the whole lot in the bin and start again. Also, may I recommend, as a quick fix, hessian sacks?
While smaller designers with more compact teams may still be making big changes before the show, those that are bigger, and more commercial, make only tiny alterations before the day itself. Of course, Galliano himself isn't the sole person in charge, I worked for years at a big fashion house, and while the head of the company (who's name was on the company labels) was in charge, talked to the press as if they did everything themself, and walked down the runway at the end accepting the adoring praise - they had a team of designers who worked harder than them, and knew much more about the collection than they ever would. Galliano is more, at this stage in his career, of a creative director than a person who is involved with the every day running of the label. Naturally it's his ideas that are implemented, but without him there for a few days the show can and will go ahead looking as if he hadn't left at all.
As to whether it should, well that's another thing entirely. I think the very fact that they've fired him says a lot. Dior is one of LVMH's main money makers and even if they didn't do the show, they'd still be exhibiting and selling his collection for buyers in some form. Seeing as the shows that Dior puts on are huge, thousand people plus, affairs with all sorts of pyrotechnics, it'd probably lose them a lot of money (sales aside) if they cancelled it now.
That said if it's in any way influenced by the Weimar Republic, or 40s Germany - I'd say chuck the whole lot in the bin and start again. Also, may I recommend, as a quick fix, hessian sacks?
I think when most people think pear shaped they think a bit more like myself: 37-29-40, having hips slightly larger than your bust doesn't really mark you out as 'pear shaped'. In fact most models have similar proportions to the 'pear shaped' ones you're mentioning, if the stack of model cards I had to go through at my old job was anything to go by.
There's a brand called "What Katie Did" that I believe goes up to your size, they're always having stock sales on ebay too!
It would be a coveted thing if he hadn't been kind of doing the same thing for the last 10 years. I mean honestly, look at his output, it's hardly been groundbreaking recently. It's probably a good thing that they're getting someone new in - it'll shake the place up a bit!
Why would it be scrapped? It'll have been ready for weeks, and they don't need him to go ahead with the show. They'll put the show out, sell the collection, and find someone else for next season. It's pretty easy.
It really does depend what shape you are though. Without getting into all those standard tropes (athletic! curvy!) I am a rather pear shaped woman and find clothes from the 50s and 60s fit me much better than clothes these days do. I don't wear period underwear (vintage crotch squiwks me out), and I still feel like half my dresses were made just for me. Like other commenters have said, it really is about searching.
I've worked low paid jobs all my life, have been unemployed for the last year and cannot find anything flattering or budget friendly in normal shops, however I scour ebay, vintage markets, and resale stores like crazy. I never feel uncomfortable, never wear trousers (they just don't suit me), and never ever, ever, wear Spanx.
My wardrobe is probably 70% vintage, I rarely pay over $40 for anything, and I'd like to think I'm always comfy and well turned out.
Look around, and don't buy something, no matter how beautiful it is, unless it fits!
I've worked low paid jobs all my life, have been unemployed for the last year and cannot find anything flattering or budget friendly in normal shops, however I scour ebay, vintage markets, and resale stores like crazy. I never feel uncomfortable, never wear trousers (they just don't suit me), and never ever, ever, wear Spanx.
My wardrobe is probably 70% vintage, I rarely pay over $40 for anything, and I'd like to think I'm always comfy and well turned out.
Look around, and don't buy something, no matter how beautiful it is, unless it fits!
I think the key is to look beyond the big LVMH and Gucci group owned companies and to the new wave. Mary Katrantzou's latest collection was mind blowingly amazing, Christopher Kane and Giles have been on top of their game for years now, and Tom Ford has just come back with some amazing new collections. Getting rid of Galliano and his overblown costume-y aesthetic could be a wonderful thing to happen to Dior. Imagine how wonderful it'd be if the Mulleavy sisters took over!
Don't forget that St John's Wort can't be taken with most kinds of hormonal birth control, or migraine medications, so it's kinda useless for a lot of women.
In the UK being 'ginger' is a big thing! There was a documentary called 'Fuck You I'm A Ginger Man' wherein the presenter asked women if they'd rather go out with him (a red haired guy) or someone with a tiny penis, and they chose the tiny penis. Women over and over told him his hair was awful, people said that ginger men made them feel ill, crazy shit!
I'm British and I just don't get it - it doesn't seem to spread to women, but red haired men are mocked mercilessly, beaten up, bullied, all sorts of things. It's awful!
I'm British and I just don't get it - it doesn't seem to spread to women, but red haired men are mocked mercilessly, beaten up, bullied, all sorts of things. It's awful!
Well Hyacinth's sisters are Daisy and Rose, so I'm going with Daisy since I think Rose is pretty easy for French people to say?
Interestingly Snopes has also met 'Va-g-na". [www.snopes.com]
A little talc quickly clumps into white blobs in pubes and gives you dusty balls - you're welcome gentlemen.
I'm so sorry to hear about how hard you're finding it. People like that are dreadful people, I can't stand them, it's heartless of her to say that to you.
I think one of the reasons Posh has spoken about how grateful she is to be able to have more children is that she suffers from PCOS, as do I, and so I think she probably finds those kind of questions as annoying as you do! #Groupthink
I think one of the reasons Posh has spoken about how grateful she is to be able to have more children is that she suffers from PCOS, as do I, and so I think she probably finds those kind of questions as annoying as you do! #Groupthink
I love a bit of Blur on these kind of days! #Groupthink
The AV Club have been rewatching the X-Files and discussing them! I'm on Season 4 (as are they) but it's totally fun reading the episode breakdowns. That is if you're even half as nerdy as me... cough.
[www.avclub.com] #Groupthink
[www.avclub.com] #Groupthink
Did you know there's a thing on the internet called 'Google'? I think it could help you answer this question.
Between the ages of 6 and 11, the teenage son of a woman who looked after me did pretty much exactly what Scott Brown describes up there. He didn't rape me, he didn't hold a knife to my throat and he didn't hurt me physically.
I'm glad to find out now that while my whole life I thought I was sexually abused it turns out it was just playful experimentation.
Shit, better tell my therapist that we've both been misguided and it turns out there was nothing wrong with what he did to me! Maybe I'll call the police and tell them too that I got it wrong. Hopefully he'll understand how sorry I am for accidentally ruining his life over a mere triviality.
Next time I feel bad about what happened, I'll remember that I'm worth no-one's support or sympathy, and that I have to save that for people who really got fucked up as kids, because what happened to me was nothing.
Thanks for helping me out, friend. I only wish I could have heard your insightful views sooner, because I'd have saved myself, my family, the family of my 'so-called-abuser' and the man himself, some horrible times.
I'm glad to find out now that while my whole life I thought I was sexually abused it turns out it was just playful experimentation.
Shit, better tell my therapist that we've both been misguided and it turns out there was nothing wrong with what he did to me! Maybe I'll call the police and tell them too that I got it wrong. Hopefully he'll understand how sorry I am for accidentally ruining his life over a mere triviality.
Next time I feel bad about what happened, I'll remember that I'm worth no-one's support or sympathy, and that I have to save that for people who really got fucked up as kids, because what happened to me was nothing.
Thanks for helping me out, friend. I only wish I could have heard your insightful views sooner, because I'd have saved myself, my family, the family of my 'so-called-abuser' and the man himself, some horrible times.
I haven't! I will look out for it. Have you heard the compliation album of various indie bands doing his biggest tracks? Cat Power and Karen Elson do a really amazing version of Je T'Aime! #Groupthink
I blocked him yesterday for no reason. I think now, I have a reason.
Ugh. There are two things you don't insult in my life: my fam, and Serge Gainsbourg. #Groupthink
Ugh. There are two things you don't insult in my life: my fam, and Serge Gainsbourg. #Groupthink
I met this guy from OkC a few days ago, and we had some satisfactory sex. But now we are arguing about music on gchat.
He is just so fucking arrogant!!! He told me that because I like 60s doo wop and soul, that my music choices are 'naive' and now he's telling me that Serge Gainsbourg is bubblegum!! SERGE WROTE AN ALBUM ABOUT GROWING UP IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH YOUR LIFE? NOTHING THAT'S WHAT!
I need to just log off and go to bed, don't I? #Groupthink
He is just so fucking arrogant!!! He told me that because I like 60s doo wop and soul, that my music choices are 'naive' and now he's telling me that Serge Gainsbourg is bubblegum!! SERGE WROTE AN ALBUM ABOUT GROWING UP IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH YOUR LIFE? NOTHING THAT'S WHAT!
I need to just log off and go to bed, don't I? #Groupthink
