Unlike Dries Van Noten’s urban style, Giambattista Valli is more romantic and delicate in his Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection (Figure 10) of classic black, white and pastels, dominated by high-waisted skirts held up by stiff layers of petticoat.
FIGURE 10 GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, SPRING 2009 RTW
Instead of the archetypal suit jacket and skirt, the Italian-born couturier transformed Christian Dior’s classic look into a New Look of his own; one-piece dresses adorned with lovely pieces of embellishments, such as little bows running down the torso, or clusters of flowers blossoming outwards from the shoulder and waist that highlight the connection to the 1947 New Look’s original name, ‘Corolle’. No padded shoulders or collar necklines, but Giambattista Valli certainly guides the viewers into the timeless realm of the ‘Bar’ suit through his collection. By the same token, Alexander McQueen’s creative designer Sarah Burton launched the much-anticipated McQ by Alexander McQueen collection at the Autumn 2012 London Fashion Week, which seemed to have been somewhat inspired by Christian Dior’s classic silhouette of 11