>>  A little bit of Courreges, and a lot of Coco...that's what Chanel Couture shows are made of.  While staying true to form -- lots of white, black, pale pink, and tweed -- there was definitely some 60's flair infused into the mix:  white go-go boots, a space-age outfit or two, and a couple of tent dresses, including Lily Cole's bridal finale.  While Kaiser Karl did nothing shocking or cutting-edge, we shouldn't expect him to -- he stayed true to the classic house of Chanel.  The sculptured bell-shaped skirts were adorable -- everything very clean cut -- sophisticated, but girly.  My only complaint is the hair -- I think all the flowers and brooches were a bit overdone, but then I'm not one for a lot of frills.  Did I mention that the venue was amazing?

The rest of the collection can be seen here... a video is not up yet (at least to my knowledge).

>>  Huge railroad tie crucifixes hanging at their necks and frizzed pompadours upon their heads, the ghosts of yesteryear walked again on the Dior Couture runway.  John Galliano used one part Catholic priest, one part Marie Antoinette, and one part Marquis de Sade to create a melange of corsets, panniers, shrouds, and blood -- a terrifyingly delightful experience.  I have always loved Galliano for his showmanship -- his ability to make a couture show fun to watch.  And while some say that couture should not be about entertainment, but about the craftmanship itself, I say that here is the product of a brilliant creative mind -- it's not every day that we see that.  The ghastly makeup, the eerie reading of Madonna's Justify My Love, and luxuriously perverse details like plasticized blood on ivory crocodile, pearl necklaces with beads dribbling blood down the neck, and net caps reminiscent of an executioner's hood -- it just doesn't get much better for a Dior libertine than that. 

The runway video can be seen here, and the collection can be seen here.