Part One of the Dior cruisewear show. For Part Two, see the end of this blog.

We mentioned fashion the other day (Diane von Furstenberg designing suites at Claridges in London), and here’s a follow-up: Dior has released their 2011 “cruise collection.”



We’re a little disappointed to see a major house dress women like sexed-up little girls. But hey, it’s not the first time a designer has run a controversial theme through his or her collection. And though there are many long dresses at the end of the collection, half of them remind us of the prom dress rack at Macy’s, and the final three look like something from a New Year’s Day float.

So much for our fashion-forward sense. We still remember the actual Christian Dior and that prejudices our judgment.

Regardless, the price tag alone will probably keep you from seeing any of these dresses on passengers aboard the big cruise ships, but there’s every likelihood that they (or a reasonable facsimile) could appear on a starlet at a dinner party aboard a Mediterranean yacht.

BTW, does your cruise wardrobe need a few new items? We must be on a DVF kick this week because we’ve noticed several appealing, well-priced, and definitely more womanly options in the Diane von Furstenberg boutique at Saks. Take a look for yourself.

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Here’s the second part of that Dior runway show: