Style.com said,

Cleverly, the transparencies—such as a purple satin bra-and-knicker set, apparently seen through black tulle—were an illusion created by stretch, paneled underlayers, so that the pieces are actually slipped on in one. Stocking tops seen through the sheer panels in a copper lamé dress, and bras and panties glimpsed under a semitransparent tiered blue gown, were actually shadows stitched into underslips.

Here’s a video interview of Galliano discussing his inspirations and how he thinks his fans will react to wearing the pieces, as well as some runway footage:

Do you wear your lingerie as outerwear like this? Will you now?

We just heard from SIL and, as it turns out, all the stockings you saw on the models were from Secrets In Lace. Check out their website to purchase some of your own! Want to read a review before you buy?

Click here to read my thoughts when I first tried similar stockings from SIL.

The result was the stunning Fall 2009 Couture runway show. Models strutted down the catwalk in outfits that reminded me of socialites not yet finished getting dressed for elaborate brunches or formal nights. They wore pairings such as voluminious jackets with garter belts and stockings, sheer crinolines, skirts with full slips, blazers with tap pants, ballgowns that revealed girdles, and dresses cut high enough to expose the skin between panties and stockings.

The models and the lingerie reminded me of many pieces from Secrets in Lace, so if you want to recreate some of these looks, I’d recommend checking there first!

Luxury lingerie Wild Orchid opened in Kent late 2007 and has been very successful. In fact, they immediately opened another two stores in London making the British total three under their label name of Vendetta. Having initially been distributors of fine lingerie when they started business in 1992, the Vendetta stores not only sell their own brand but also those of Christian Lacroix, Roberto Cavalli and Dior. Wild Orchid plans to open another store in March 2008 under the Russian name Wild Orchid that is slated to sell their Décolleté label.

One of the unique features of Wild Orchid and a marketing point that helps propel its huge success is the company’s niche market. Contrarily, the thrust is not focused on women who need undergarments but rather women who are interested in quality, uniqueness and must-have creations.

Wild Orchid prefers to sell one expensive piece of high-end lingerie to a woman who appreciates the garment rather than sell six pieces to someone who just needs new undergarments. Women who shop at Vendetta are not interested in purchasing for quantity but instead for quality. Further, the company does not promote undergarments as a functional necessity. Maybe a fashion necessity, yes, but a functional necessity, no.

Alexander Fedorov, founder and president of Wild Orchid has poised the company for serious global expansion with plans to open stores in the USA, France and Italy. One of its biggest advantages over other lingerie companies is that most of its production is carried out in their own factories in their home country. Unlike other lingerie labels, Wild Orchid is its own manufacturer who is not required to depend on the Chinese factories.

I have to admit I also like the leopard printed pumps by Dior in the bottom right photo