Dior celebrates English dandyish

October 01, 2007

Paris fashion week got into full swing on Monday with a host of designers showing off their designs for next year's Spring-Summer ready-to-wear collection. Designing for Christian Dior, John Galliano set the tone with "An Englishman in New York," a big hit for Sting, who was guest of honour in the front row. The collection celebrated English dandyism, as personified by the song's famously gay exile, Quentin Crisp, and indeed the showman Galliano himself. Images of Christian Dior's runway show.