He stood outside for hours. A solitary figure under the shadow of the wall of Musee Rodin, while the rest of us basked in the sun that was warming this Paris fashion week afternoon. The crowds went in and the crowds came out, and he was still there. A man with a message. The king is gone: one man’s tribute to the passing of John Galliano from the house of Dior.
Igor, the gent in the picture, was but one part of a day that I can only describe as a circus. A day in which the streets were teaming with spectators, the media, paparazzo and guests alike. A day in which the transport meant to take models to their next show simply failed to materialise. A day of drama.
