For Pre-Fall, the John Galliano label is reviving a few much-loved icons. One is the tartan wrap skirt with a side flounce and an embroidered silver-and-gold rose that was worn by Helena Christensen in her modeling heyday. Another is a panther jacket originally sported by Kate Moss. And still a third is a sequined, cappuccino-color bias-cut dress with an asymmetrical hem. All classics of Galliano-style glamour. Those will probably move fast.
Other looks include a black multi-lace and floral skirt and leopard-print skirt, both tamed by a strict navy blazer and a white button-down; a long, asymmetrical dress in double-faced burgundy and black; and shorter dresses in aubergine velvet. Casting the “demob” theme in the men’s collection in a softer light, designer Bill Gaytten offered a number of graphic motifs, from a herringbone and houndstooth mashup on a sweater to amped-up black and white checks on a fitted jacket and overlong trousers. Denim came in a number of treatments, from weathered to laser-cut, multi-printed, boyfriend, and patchwork. Demob may have been the jumping-off point, but the results pack enough Parisian chic to run well beyond a single season.
