Whether Galliano would or wouldn't be there was the Long Prom Dresses on everyone's lips at the recent Paris Fashion Week. In the end, he wasn't, so attention turned to what really mattered - the fall-winter collections. Dior - a show, but no Galliano In the fashion world, as in showbiz, the show must go on, and so it did at disgraced former Dior designer John Galliano's signature label - though in an admittedly scaled-back and truncated form. Dior fired Galliano at the Prom Dresses of the month amid allegations he made anti-Semitic comments, throwing the fate of the designer's eponymous brand, which is owned by Dior parent company LVMH Moet Hennessy, into doubt.

For several days after the surprise sacking, it wasn't even clear Elegant Beaded Sweetheart Neck Ball Gown label's fall-winter 2011-12 ready-to-wear collection would be shown to the press and buyers at all. But company executives settled on holding a low-key presentation instead of the big-budget blockbuster runway shows that have Elegant Beaded Sweetheart Neck Long Prom Dress a trademark of the house. Galliano, who's rumored to be in rehab in Arizona, didn't attend last Sunday's presentation.

The event, held in a Paris 16th district town house, showcased only 19 looks - fewer than half of what would typically be shown on the catwalk. Models in full Galliano regalia traced lazy circles Elegant Blue One Shoulder Mermaid Prom Dress Baroque, flower-covered centerpieces, pausing in front of the photographers' pits to strike exaggerated poses. The clothes, bias cut gowns in sheer chiffon and oversized outerwear, was old-school Galliano. Voluminous tweed jackets were paired with pencil skirts - some of them in pastel-tinged latex - and flirty little pleated sun dresses poked out from beneath fur-trimmed parkas.