When asked, "What are your inspirations?" followed swiftly by, "And what do you think about the recession?" John Galliano's answers were "Flemish painters and Monsieur Dior," and to the point, "There's a credit crunch, not a creative crunch. Of course, everyone is being more careful with their discretionary purchases. I am. But it's our job to make people dream, and to provide the value in quality, cut, and imagination." The shoes from this Christian Dior Spring 2009 Couture collection reflect just that. I like the shoes and would love to have the blue ones, but I'm pretty sure they will be out of my budget.