Birds sing for Kenzo, models dance for Galliano

By Kerstin Gehmlich

PARIS (Reuters) - Laughing models in ruffled silk dresses danced with a stuffed ostrich at John Galliano's fashion show on Saturday, as the eccentric British designer turned his catwalk into a giant filmset.

Throwing kisses at supermodel Naomi Campbell who sat in the front row, girls in silver tops with sparkling collars and sharp suit jackets paraded past an old-fashioned merry-go-round and underneath a fish hanging from the ceiling.

Galliano, whose past collections have been based on themes ranging from ghosts to geishas to goths, is one of several designers who presented their summer collections in theatrical settings in Paris this week.

On Kenzo's catwalk, birds squawked and chirped earlier on Saturday in a show inspired by an Amazonian rainforest.

On Friday, British designer Alexander McQueen let models emerge underneath the legs of a large spider and at Chanel, the girls paraded out on a star-covered catwalk dominated by a giant version of the fashion house's signature bow.

"Each designer has his own style and creates his own universe," Belgian actress Natacha Regnier told Reuters at Galliano's show, where models presented layered cardigans with diagonal buttons, wrapped together by ribbons in the back.

"It's very atmospheric, like in 1930s films," Regnier said, looking at mirror balls and birdcages hanging from the ceiling.

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