Galliano.. Galliano

What do you mean Christian Dior fired John Galliano? John Galliano IS Dior!

AND.. In the middle of Paris Fashion Week.. 3 days prior to the show (which is scheduled for this Friday). Oh the horror of it all. I'm sort of disliking Ms. Portman at the moment. She was the reason he got fired. Well technically, he got himself fired.. No actually technically he got himself suspended.. She got him fired. After a couple accused the fashion god of casting racist and anti-Semitic slurs at them, the Academy Award winning actress said that she was deeply shocked and disgusted by the video (which was recorded from a mobile phone of Mr. Galliano saying 'I love Hitler' and racially insulting people at a bar). She also added 'As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way.' (She's been signed to promote a Dior perfume). 'I hope, at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful.' the starlet added. Oh really?? So if a Jew is insulted it's a crime, but if a Muslim is insulted it's just the natural way of life? Why? Because all Muslims are terrorists? This, my dear friends, is what I call injustice.  

I'm sad to see him get sacked. *sigh* I've been going back and forth about this all day yesterday thinking if he should have been sacked for his rants or if this is just preposterous. Come on people he was drunk.. Haven't any of you said bad things when you were drunk? But then again, maybe if I were the "victim" I'd be insulted too. Mixed feelings people.

Here's the video:


He's obviously wasted, and the couple was clearly laughing. What if they were the ones who provoked him? Hmm??? This is ridiculous. We can't lose another great designer No wait.. We can't lose one of the greatest designers of all time because of some random couple who happened to be recording it and their laughing mockingly in the video exudes disappointment shock and awe. He wasn't even lucid.. He was slurring and you can barely make out what he was saying. (fine so I exaggerated a little, I'm a fan what can I say?). But then again, if I were insulted for being Muslim by someone as great as he is, I'd be furious. I'm clearly upset and torn. Does everyone else feel this way? I condemn religious insults, but I also think that Ms. Geraldine Bloch and her companion are trying to get notoriety and money.. and yet another *sigh*..

Mr. Galliano has tripled Dior's turnover by more than 3 billion euros during his reign (1996-2011). What will they do now? What's going to happen to Dior's show on Friday? More importantly, what will happen to GALLIANO's show on Sunday? Who will be Galliano's replacement? Is it true it will be Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci? Will Galliano be facing trial? Will he still be designing Kate Middleton's wedding dress? So many questions on a lot of people's minds.




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How to be 'Chic & Trendy'

I am loving the trends for 2010. It is still a bit 80s inspired which is more of a reason to fall in love with it. Here's a list of the trends starting in Spring and making their way to Fall and Winter (most of them anyway) and my favorite outfits off the runway, get with the the list, and look Fabulouuuussssssss!

Army Jackets One of my favorite trends for the season. Check out Balmain's fabulous take on the army look



Sheer, Lace and Crochet it doesn't have to be a full outfit, look at Nina Ricci's Skirt with peeping lace at the bottom, it's stunning) Dolce and Gabbana's shoes are to die for. The Prada baga are stunning even though the second looks like a copy of Valentino's Lace bag a couple of years ago. And The cute Reiss T shirt with a pair of jeans and booties would look fab.



Florals Check out Stella Mccartney's Beautiful floral dress.



Stripes They can be risky but if worn properly? You have the ultimate chic outfit. My favorite striped outfits is from the Givenchy runway (below).



Black and White Hermes (below) makes me want to learn tennis so I can wear the outfit. It's beautiful.



Neutrals It's always Chloe's neautral or nude colours that draw my attention the most.



Futuristic Not so keen on this trend, but Alexander McQueen pulled quite the show with this trend.



Printed or Patterned Pants Dries Van Noten did quite a job with prints and patterns.



Underwear (Inside out)Sexy feminie corsets and in some cases bras? It's not a trend for everyone that's for sure. (Below from left to right: Jean Paul Gaultier, Loewe, Christian Dior)



Drapes I'm a big big fan of draped clothing especially dresses. I find it flattering, fits all body types, and it's so feminine, the idea of having a piece of cloth draped over your body. Especially if it has any sort of embellishments such as Givenchy below.



All those trends along side Denim, Denim, Denim, Biker Jackets, Hot Pants, High Slits, Boyfriend blazers, Bows and Bunny ears, Wedges, Short nails, bleached eyebrows (I really didn't get the point of that one), gladiator shoes, high waist (hoorahhh), Harem pants, Ruffles, paisleys, fringes, Greek style dresses, one-shoulder/asymmetrical (double hoorah) etc..