Your Friday French Fashion Report: John Galliano Spring/Summer Collection 2011

"The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and hidden women to hide their incompetence" A lover of women, a sense of the dramatic, often over the top, John Galliano puts on a show like no other. I have always appreciated the extremes in his designs, even if I may not go out of the house bedecked in Galliano from head to toe. Unlike the very wearable YSL, the haute couture of Galliano is art in fabric; sometimes shocking, often amusing, always interesting. I love to windowshop at his boutique on the famous rue St. Honoré, (the Rodeo Drive of Paris). The displays are always edgy, the clothes a treat for the eye. His contribution to fashion for the masses is in the trickle down effect, watch the show then wait until summer; you will surely see a toned down version of Galliano everywhere. Enjoy the drama, enjoy the drag, but most of all enjoy the theatre of John's curtain call!