♥ i see london. i see france..

john galliano's fall couture collection

for christian dior

will have you wishing it

were socially acceptable

to go out

in your underpants.

with petticoats a plenty,

gorgeous corsets + garter belts galore,

50's style brassieres + balloon skirts

all in the juiciest colors-

this collection

is a veritable explosion of

vintage under.things

+ all things glam.

while these looks are not exactly new or innovative,

they are certainly a tribute to what christian dior does best:

which is celebrate the female form.

in the years following world war II,

christian dior bestowed a gift upon

fashion.deprived women

all over the world

who had given up all luxuries and

worn boxy uniforms and civilian clothing

during war time.

"the new look"

as it was dubbed by time magazine in 1947

consisted of a fitted jacket

nipped in at the waist

and a calf.skimming full skirt

that required yards upon yards of fabric.

while this look, designed for dior's "flower girls"

is not exactly provocative by today's standards-

it sparked a lot of controversy back in the day

because of it's excessive use of fabric

and the frivolity that it promoted.

images via designmuseum.

if i could travel back in time,

i would want to live during the fifties

when the feminine shape

was emphasized

and every

dress

was

meant to

show off a

woman's curves.

i was not meant

for modern

clothes.