Models with oversized black paste-on moles pranced and posed to an amped-up Glenn Miller soundtrack wearing bulky elasticated bra tops and garter belts under baby pink cardigans and furs.
A Carmen Miranda lookalike wriggled in a cherry print tea dress, her hair tucked under a green velvet turban. A spiral-cut mustard coat came with leg o' mutton caramel fur sleeves.
Galliano has tapped this seam in the past - think of the elegant suits Madonna wore when promoting "Evita". But that did not stop his show from being the hottest ticket of the season.
(Agencies via Xinhua March 21, 2003)