Like magic, John Galliano takes you on a ride that starts off with strong military influences like the Dior Pre-Fall 2010 collection, leading into full-on British regalness and eccentricity, stopping off in with a less than traditional take on traditional Asia. All whilst tying most of everything back to Sherlock Holmes, presented on a runway lined with industrial lights featuring a giant magnifying glass in the backdrop, which models at times stopped and posed behind before walking onto the runway faster than ever before. Has John Galliano ever left you bored? Chances are, no.

As per usual, the show was divided into sections. The first segment displayed a very contemporary mix of undercover get-ups that would please any undercover detective with a knack for see-through plastics, drop-crotch trousers, PVC materials, and strong war general-like tailoring. Touched up with heavy footwear and questioning eyebrows.

Journeying back to the time when he was 19 years old I working on Savile Row for his next segment, Galliano focused on more traditional styles, top hat and umbrella-for-cane included, kinked up with corset work that also found it’s way onto the collection’s usual display of the designer’s underwear line. Paying homage to British eccentric Bunny Rogers.

Plucking you from London and dropping you in Asia, Galliano’s third segment was inspired by kung-fu. With the venue’s lights turning to red, cuts and tailoring become more loose and casual, as floral prints appear on billowing trousers, scarves, and on a traditional Asian inspired robe.

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Above, the opening track to the show and the mood setter for the collection’s first segment.

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[Images: Courtesy of John Galliano & Getty Images]