John Galliano

Galliano was the fashion designer at Dior from 1996-2011. His work was very creative and individual making him arguably one of Dior's most popular fashion designers. A lot of his work had an avante garde style which was different to the traditional style of Dior that had come before him. Galliano's couture collections had a money is no object feel about them as they were very grand with very expensive materials used. This was the same for the Dior catwalk shows he created which took place at extravagant venues such as opera houses and had some of the worlds leading models walking in them.In his collections Galliano took elements of fashion that Dior was famous for such as nipped in waists, strong silhouettes and structured skirts and made them bold and daring.

In 1997 his first collection for Dior suprised fashion critics as it was like nothing else that Dior had previously created. One piece from the collection was a dress that actress Nicole Kidman was paid to wear at that years Oscars.

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Galliano continued to make high quality, extravagant designs throughout his time at Dior. His last show was in 2011.

http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2011-couture/christian-dior/slideshow/collection#32

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Although Galliano's designs were often very avante garde he still used Christian Dior's ideal in many of his pieces. For example "Dior's narrow skirts typically accomodate walking by means of a hidden fullness below the knee." Richard Martin and Harold Koda 1996.

Dior also "Devoted attention to the grande geometry of his clothing." Richard Martin and Harold Koda 1996. This is also something that Galliano used in his work.