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Beauty: Nail-Back Painting

by Rebecca Laing on September 1, 2008

galliano_nails_010909As every woman knows, an outfit can be made or indeed broken by the tiniest detail, and a sure-fire way to ruin even the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous of ensembles is a shoddy manicure. A true fashionista would never be seen proudly parading her new Alexander McQueen Novak with uneven, unkempt and grubby nails - *shudder*.

My manicurist LuLu must cringe when I book my weekly appointment with her (although she’s far too polite to admit it) as I’m always creating beautiful yet time-consuming designs to match my outfits. A bit much? Maybe, but teaming a sky-high pair of Louboutin’s with co-ordinating nails - usually black on the front, red on the back - how unashamedly and uber glamorous.

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eBelle5

by Michele Obi on January 20, 2007

Galliano, the creator of the Dior Saddle Bag is celebrating 10 years with the Fashion House and will release 12 LE Saddle Bags. eBelle5 gives you a close up.

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Galliano’s tribute

by Michele Obi on December 21, 2006

According to Grazia magazine, Galliano, the genius that he is, has re-worked his famous saddle bag for Dior 12 times over, in honour of his 10th anniversary at the house. Each of the 12 different styles represents the 12 countries (China, Argentina, USA, Mexico, England, Russia, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, France, India and Japan) that have provided him with inspiration during his time with Dior.
Dior Egypt, India and Spain
Granted they are slightly gaudy, and are so detailed that you’d probably only get away with pairing it with perhaps an LBD as each one demands its own spotlight. However Galliano really has managed to capture an essence of each country within this petite bag. The scans aren’t great, and Grazia doesn’t show the whole collection but from the sneaky peek they’ve given us, I’d have to say – at the risk of sounding biased – the English version (below), is stunning and probably the most wearable.

Dior England

I couldn’t afford it when it first made its presence known and I still can’t afford it now, but if I could, I would definitely invest in this collector’s item. (click on the link below for Galliano’s take on Japan and China)
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British Fashion Awards

by Michele Obi on November 3, 2006

The results are out from The British Fashion awards which took place last night at The Victoria & Albert Museum in London….

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR: Preen, Luella Bartley, (*Giles Deacon* - Winner)

Giles Deacon

MODEL: Erin O’Connor, Alek Wek, (*Kate Moss*- Winner)
Kate Moss

ACCESSORY DESIGNER: Georgina Goodman, Judy Blame, (*Stuart Vevers for Mulberry* - Winner)

Mulberry

FASHION CREATOR:
Kate Phelan, Edward Enninful, (*Eugene Souleiman* - Winner)
Eugene Souleiman
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Galliano takes Dior to Egypt

by Michele Obi on January 20, 2004

John Galliano’s collection for Dior was inspired by Ancient Egypt and it looks like it was absolutely amazing.

The Dior show opened with the magnificent arched-back profile of Erin Orsquo Connor looking statuesque in a tightly fitted, long golden suit and Nefertiti head-dress. From the land of the pharaohs came one gold dress after another emblazoned with great furbelows of fabric and fabulous head-dresses or masks of the Egyptian gods. Galliano very sensibly stuck to simple lean silhouettes for this all-evening-wear collection (much more commercial) and then added great swooshes of organdie to exaggerate a hem, a cuff or a collar.

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3 of the best stories in Vogue this morning

by Michele Obi on July 30, 2003

NEW DESIGNERS OF 2004 as confirmed by The British Fashion council

Madonna meets her match in the form of Missy Elliot

turns out Galliano didn’t collapse……..

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