Fall 2000 RTW

"Welcome to all our Super Fly Girls," read the models' upbeat cue-card backstage at the House of Dior's latest extravaganza. After the furor over his last Dior "hobo" couture collection, designer John Galliano crowded the mirrored runway with throwaway luxe outfits that took a leaf—make that a volume or two—from the opulent style manuals of the contemporary rap world. The fur was flying: Chunky sable and chinchilla coats, and even a sheared mink trench, were shrugged over barely there boudoir chiffon dresses (some suspended from thick gold chains). Even Galliano's thick knits were threaded with fur strips (and worn with '80s ostrich-skin skirts or skinny pants). When the fur wasn't real, it was printed--think faded animal spots on chiffon or beaded leopard pelts on stonewashed denim. The Christian Dior Daily, a newspaper created just for the show, was printed on chiffon, leather and even the reverse side of furs.

The mood softened with perversely ragged dresses inspired by Galliano's couture collection, and a finale of miraculously cut black or lingerie-pink lace and chiffon dresses. These, with their deconstructed corset pieces cleverly built-in, and with sun-ray-pleat insets fanning into trains, hinted at the refined Galliano magic of yesteryear.

Caroline Ribeiro

Deep oxblood leather button-down dress with a structured collar, layered under a moss-green mink fur coat. Paired with mahogany patent leather knee-high lace-up boots with gold buckle details.

Laurence Desbisschop

Ivory newspaper-print blazer with structured shoulders and a cinched waist, paired with a sheer nude polka-dot tulle maxi skirt adorned with ruffles and newspaper appliqués. Golden mesh bustier draped in ochre organza, completed with metallic gold lace-up ankle boots with black patent toe caps.

Natalia Semanova

Jet-black brocade corset with gold buckle accents, worn over a sheer ebony chiffon draped dress with an asymmetrical neckline and high-cut slit. Styled with knee-high patent leather lace-up boots with gold toe caps.

Soundtrack

Intro

The Lady is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra

Act 1 - Fly Girl

Tramp - Salt n Pepa
Rock On - David Essex
Natural Blues (remix/mashup unknown) - Moby
Caught Out There - Kelis

Act 2 - Sexy Ballerina

The English Patient - Gabriel Yared (from "The English Patient")
Nannou - Aphex Twin
I Learned The Best (remix) - Whitney Houston

Act 3 - Drippin hot chocolate maidens

The Time is Now (remix) - Moloko

List of Models

Act 1 - Fly Girls

Caroline Ribeiro
Raica Oliveira
Oluchi Onweagba
Irina Bondarenko
Korina Longin
Ana Beatriz Barros
Danita Angell
Raquel Zimmermann
Marleen Berkova
Aurélie Claudel
Haylynn Cohen
Diana Meszaros
Liisa Winkler
Monica Vaughan
Alexandra Egorova
Rhea Durham
Lida Egorova
Hannelore Knuts
Mini Andén
Alessandra Ambrosio
Mariana Weickert
Alek Wek
Kiara Kabukuru
Talytha Pugliesi
Malgosia Bela
Kasia Pysiak
Nicola Breytenbach
Hedvig Marie Maigre