Christian Dior Haute Couture, Spring, Summer 2007

Captain Pinkerton s tragic affair with CioCio San (Madame Butterfly) was the jumpingpoint for this 2007 Spring, Summer Dior collection one of the most elaborate memorable shows ever staged under John Gallaino s 15year creative direction at the House of Dior. Kimonos, obis, and geisha makeup hairstyles were all Diorified and given a certain veneer of 1950s glamour the epoch of Christian Dior s zenith and the Golden Age of couture. The Japanese art of paperfolding, Origami, was also employed in suits and ballgowns, often taking flight in impossible Origami planes of flowers other fanciful shapes; even Japan s famed Samurai were evidenced in ( armoured ) suits. The sets for the venue where the show was staged were also Japaneseinspired dreamscapes: giant grey House of Dior chairs on a series of podiums, along with other elaborate settings, including what appeared to be recreated aspects of the Dior salons (and white br br, br,