Fash-back

Marc Jacobs presented a runway full of high shine Seventies luxe paying tribute to the legendary Yves Saint Laurent for Spring Summer 2011. And Karl Lagerfeld channeled the French film, ‘Last Year at Marienbad’ for another breathtaking Chanel presentation. It was also the year of blockbuster exhibits from the Costume Institute’s tribute to the late Alexander McQueen “Savage Beauty” to a first-ever international multimedia exhibition on Jean-Paul Gaultier in Montreal. Plus at the Museum of FIT, journey from the avant-garde Eighties style revolutionaries to Harajuku street style, and see how Japanese fashion has transformed in “Japan Fashion Now”. We look back at the Autumn/Winter 2011 season’s most shocking moment with the dismissal of John Galliano and his final collection