John Galliano as Old Saint Nick

With Halloween now behind us, everyone is starting to get ready for the Holiday season, which is another time of the year I always look forward to. It's that time when downtown streets are illuminated with Christmas lights, window stores displays turn festive and Starbucks brings out their holiday cups. Everyone gets into the holiday spirit even if it is simply for the mere purpose of capitalists banking on people's money everywhere.

Well, I'm not one of those who boycott Christmas just because Hallmark cashes in big around this time. In fact I get into the Christmas spirit by going to the malls, listening to the sounds of jingle bells and winter wonderland blaring through the speakers and standing in front of Holt Renfrew's holiday display sipping on Starbucks' egg nog latte. I am a guilty and proud Christmas consuming whore for a lack of better words, which is probably why I squealed like a little girl when I heard buzz of John Galliano playing Old Saint Nick at Claridge, a 5 star hotel in London, for the holiday season. Word is going around that Galliano is rumored to be the decorator of the hotel's Christmas tree this year, set to be unveiled on December 1st. Dior followers everywhere surely got an early Christmas present.

Until the unveiling though, all we can do is let our imaginations run wild and make our own guesses as to what Mr. Dior's plans are. I personally expect nothing else but extravagant, idiosyncratic, unconventional and avant-garde decorations. Maybe if we're lucky it'll be modeled after one of his couture shows. My personal favorite and what I would use as inspiration, the Paris Fall 2004 couture show.

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And let's not forget every tree needs an Angel on top as the finishing touch.



Whatever he does, I'm sure he won't disappoint, let's hope the tree unveiling involves a John Galliano couture style inspired Santa Claus suit.

Until next time, good night and good reading!