Christian Dior was inspired by the navy and sailors for Spring 2011, but to an ultra-glamorous degree.  The fashion house delighted us with vibrant colors in the sheerest of fabrics and tantalized with strategic cut-outs.  The dresses came in turquoise, yellow, purple, orange and pink along with a couple of prints, one floral, the other more leaf-like.  It was an explosion of color on this runway, even down to the accessories.  Big, bright and bold necklaces were on hand, and they were definitely making a statement.  My favorite were the shoes that came in various colors of the rainbow and were deliberately paired with looks to avoid the matchy-matchy syndrome; the same went for the necklaces.  The hair and makeup screamed Old Hollywood and the dresses also took some of their inspiration from that era.  Each dress was flirtatious and had been designed for movement and excitement.