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The '''Spring-Summer 2004 [[Christian Dior S.A.|Christian Dior]] [[haute couture]] collection''' was designed by [[John Galliano]] and presented on January 19, 2004 in [[Paris]]. It was inspired by Galliano's then recent travels to [[Egypt]]. (Ethnic influences are often prominent in Galliano's work.) 
The collection was one of Galliano's most celebrated collections for Dior.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/style/tmagazine/03tgalliano.html|title=Galliano's Excellent Adventures|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 December 2006|last1=Marshall|first1=Alexandra}}</ref>

The collection included [[leopard-print]] [[Stole (shawl)|fur stole]]s with [[Collar (clothing)|collar]]s that "soar like [[obelisk]]s", billowing gowns of shadow-dyed [[organza]], with hems twisted and folded into [[lotus flower]] shapes, and pyramid-shaped gowns made of dozens of golden mirrors, and printed with hieroglyphics, or the glamorous [[mummies]] paraded in bandages of black [[Tulle netting|silk tulle]] flashing with rainbow [[sequin]]s. Many wore [[Nefertiti]]-like crowns, or long Egyptian "goatees". The models wore [[Breastplate|breast-plates]] of turquoise, coral, silver and gold, and earrings the size of "eagles' eggs". All models were outfitted in [[corset]]s. The models wore carved and polished wood masks, of [[Tutenkhamun]], or gods like [[Horus]], a falcon, [[Bast (goddess)|Bast]], a cat, or [[Anubis]], a jackal. The masks were made by London milliner [[Stephen Jones (milliner)|Stephen Jones]].

Models in the show included Britain's [[Erin O'Connor]], who opened the collection, Brazil's [[Raquel Zimmermann]] and [[Caroline Trentini]], Sudan-born [[Alek Wek]], the Dutch [[Yfke Sturm]] and the Czech [[Karolína Kurková]], who closed the collection.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/22/1074732536629.html ''The Age'' review]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jan/20/expertopinions.jesscartnermorleyonfashion ''The Guardian'' review]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/style/20iht-fday_ed3_.html ''New York Times'' review (1)]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/news/21iht-a9_9.html ''New York Times'' review (2)]
*[https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/20/1074360728991.html AFP review]
*[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D14FE3E5D0C738EDDA80894DC404482 ''New York Times'' analysis]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723061518/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/hilary-alexander/TMG4795936/Paris-haute-couture-Dior-reincarnates-queens-of-the-Nile.html ''Telegraph'' review]
*[http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2004CTR-CDIOR Style.com review]
*[https://archive.today/20130131171635/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/527593231.html?dids=527593231:527593231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+22,+2004&author=FARRAH+WEINSTEIN&pub=New+York+Post&desc=WALK+LIKE+AN+EGYPTIAN:+MUMMY'S+THE+WORD+ON+PARIS+CATWALKS&pqatl=google ''New York Post'' review] (pay site)

==External links==
{{style.com|id=cdior|season=spring|year=2004|collection=couture|title=Dior}}


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