{"product_id":"christian-dior-by-john-galliano-fall-winter-1998-ready-to-wear","title":"Christian Dior by John Galliano, Fall\/Winter 1998 Ready-to-Wear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of my favorite things about collecting Galliano is seeing how an idea travels from Haute Couture into ready-to-wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall 1998 RTW came directly after Galliano’s extraordinary Spring 1998 Haute Couture collection inspired by Marchesa Luisa Casati, and to me this dress feels like a continuation of the same world, translated into RTW.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe decadent metallic floral fabric, long sensual silhouette, completely open back and especially the tiny antique-looking gold and silver beads used instead of traditional straps all carry that same feeling of faded aristocratic opulence. It almost feels like a ready-to-wear sister to one of those incredible Casati gowns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this time Galliano brought the fantasy into 1998. The collection played with the idea of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“sportswear on heels”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — mixing luxurious evening clothes with pieces borrowed from a much more casual wardrobe. On the runway, gowns were styled with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoudounes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or puffer jackets, creating this wonderfully strange contrast between decadence and everyday practicality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGalliano told WWD, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I like the idea of wearing the doudoune with an evening dress. There are no boundaries, no frontiers. This doudoune represents a nonchalant attitude that's right for Dior today.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd that is exactly what makes this period of Dior so fascinating to me. Galliano could take the decadence and historical fantasy of Haute Couture and bring it into RTW without losing any of the magic. Casati was still there, but now she was wearing a puffer over her evening gown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLA Models Courtney Cross, left, and Lorna Firman talk at the Christian Dior boutique opening Thursday at South Coast Plaza. (Photo by Al Schaben\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristian Dior by John Galliano F\/W 1998 runway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gallery-meta\" data-meta-title=\"caption\" data-priority=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"caption\"\u003eJohn Galliano AW98, photography Guy Marineau\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Galliano et ses mannequins à la fin du défilé Christian Dior, Prêt-à-Porter, collection Automne\/Hiver 1998-99 à Paris le 10 mars 1998, France (Photo by Daniel SIMON\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA model displays fashions during a presentation of Dior's Fall 1998 ready-to-wear collection at Mr. Chow, a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, on June 18, 1998. (Photo by Donato Sardella\/Penske Media via Getty Images)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Christian Dior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574075658480,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4147\/9664\/files\/Christian_Dior_by_John_Galliano_Fall_Winter_1998_Ready-to-Wear.png?v=1791248330","url":"https:\/\/vintageheritage.com\/products\/christian-dior-by-john-galliano-fall-winter-1998-ready-to-wear","provider":"Vintage Heritage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}