Christian Dior spring 2012 rtw

The collection the design team—headed by Bill Gaytten, John Galliano’s longtime pattern-cutter and right-hand man—will be sending out tomorrow won’t rock any boats, or float any, either. It’s reserved and pared down and simply about producing sellable clothes in line with the house identity. Before the next designer is anointed—could the fashion world be more agog?—the 51-year-old Gaytten is clearly grown-up enough to have done a professional job as a placeholder. As the newly appointed creative director at John Galliano, he is doing loyal double-duty here. Without any pretensions to making a personal statement, he and the vast staff will see this season through by referencing Christian Dior’s archive, from the New Look Bar jacket on. But that hasn’t prevented them from also picking up on a little pleating more associated with Fortuny—the gathering trend of the season. Like this very pretty red-and-pink chiffon plissé dress.




                                    LoVe, Alida