Editors, stylists, celeb-fashionistas, and the international jet set are in Paris this week to view the couture shows. Many insiders say that haute couture is a dying art in the age of "fast fashion." Along with a decreasing number of couturiers presenting each season, this projects a grim outlook for the art of needle and thread. John Galliano's presentation for Christian Dior recalled the golden age of couture clothing, when Mon. Dior and Mon. Rene Gruau were at the creative helm at Dior conceptualizing their "new look." Galliano obviously drew inspiration from this by presenting skirts that flared from corseted waists or dropped pencil-thin to below the knee from rounded hips. "The graphite smears, pencil strokes and scribbles, erasure marks, and gouache washes of Gruau illustrations were duplicated in cloth and embroidery." Ostrich feathers made swooshes of ink on a huge ball gown, pencil lines were picked out in sequins. Thank you Mon. Galliano for keeping this art alive.
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