Anderson's Dior is razzmatazz with a sideways bent. His strategy of re-energizing the house with offbeat energy is high-risk but working.
In the front row, Sabrina Carpenter wore a coquettish ivory lace cocktail dress. Josh O'Connor sported a deconstructed sheer blazer and sequined cravat.
The first look on the catwalk was a floppy satin shirt with black plisse trousers, shrouded in an oversized shearling shawl and topped with an acorn-shaped bonnet.
Pure glamour came in a silver lamé bustier dress with an outsize bow, a peach silk evening gown with a cowl back, and a sculpted hourglass jacket in silk jacquard embossed with silk ferns.
The finale was a wedding dress, as is traditional at haute couture.
The strapless pearl column was veiled in hand-pleated chiffon embellished with white feather dandelions and embroidered cactus flowers.
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It was spectacular — but not the Dior wedding dress everyone wanted to see.
