Postcard from Paris: Christian Dior

The setting was the arched doorway and stone columns of an old country manor. Bolts of lightning flashed, followed by a clap of thunder, and the hoof beats of galloping horses rolled on the soundtrack. It wouldn't be a Dior show without John Galliano's dramatic flourishes.

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What came after were clothes fit for a trot through the forest and a rompin the boudoir: a mix of English equestrian gentility and Frenchcourtesan frill.

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There were riding jackets, cavalry coats, jodhpurs,and three-button vests in plaids and tweeds, along with riding boots andbuttery leather satchels.

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To this, Galliano added ruffly, pale, floralsilk dresses; cozy knits; thigh-high boots; flouncy crochet dresses;lacy hosiery and sheer, nightgowny dresses for evening. There were alsoa few tiered leather dresses that seemed like a fusion of the twothemes.

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One of the best parts of a Dior show is when Galliano appearsat the end. This time he draped himself seductively around one of thecolumns, where he lingered for a full few minutes before he slowly uncoiled and slinkeddown the runway for his bow.

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