TOP 5 Creative Fashion Photography (NO.1)

My personal no.1, favourite in creative fashion photography is : John Galliano.

One of the most influential figures in fashion, this designer is Dior's essence. Born in Gibraltar, raised in London, John studied arts and persued his love for easthetics.

No longer plagued by the unstable financial backing of a decade ago, Galliano is now part of the stable of luxury designer firms held by French conglomerate LVMH. In 1995, LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault tapped Galliano as chief designer of Givenchy—controversial, as he was the first Brit to hold the post—then deposited him two years later as head of design at Christian Dior. Galliano now creates some dozen collections a year, including couture, ready-to-wear, accessories and eyewear for Dior, as well as directing his own eponymous label.

This fashion’s romantic created fantastical clothes, added a his colourful background and sent our minds into a fairy tale. His genius is his ability to communicate this through his clothes. Behind his aesthetic, John Galliano mixes a clash of historical eras, a fantasy of theatrics and thoroughly modern technical skills.

His interesting website is the basic source of information for this article.

Interesting:
* Galliano has reputedly cited Charlize Theron as a muse and has been creating couture dresses for her to wear to red carpet events such as the 2006 Academy Awards and the 2005 Golden Globes.
* Recently Galliano is rumoured to be collaborating with Jay-Z on the strictly limited collection of Rocawear clothing.
* In 2000 for the couture collection of boho-meets-hobo chic his inspiration were his jogging sessions, when running past the homeless people lining the river.

I find Galliano outrageous. Outrageous as in bold colours, dramatic combinations, crazy proportions of the clothes. I am in the point of admiring his imagination and power to stand up to our expectations, even though he creates intensively for two major labels. Bravo to him and his talent!

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