This collection for Christian Dior is one of John Galliano's most memorable, and he gathered his inspiration and research whilst travelling on a hot air balloon over Egypt. It is not hard to see what inspired Galliano for the collection with the indulgent amount of gold metallic and beautifully crafted sphinx masks. John Galliano really went to town with the Ancient Egyptian theme and referenced nearly every aspect of their culture and beliefs. There were long chin straps to reference Osiris: god of the afterlife and masks of Anubis: god of the underworld. In this collection, every flash of gold, pyramid shaped sleeve, elongated brow or sparkling scarab beetle belt is an homage to the Dior girl, who wants to channel the beauty and power of an Eyptian goddess.
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