The New Direction Of Dior

The Era Of Raf Simones

When Raf Simones started it appears that the question he asked himself in regard to his Dior collections were:

• "What does haute couture need to be?"
• "What is global?"
• "What to today's women want to wear?"
• "What is modern?" 

This lead to a first collection that combined the perfect amount of timeless classic silohetes for Dior with a modern twist, this feminine factor was further reinforced by the background of the runway which was a wall of flower this embodied how Simones sees the Dior women which is a strong and feminine.    

For Simones SS15 collection it showed his devotion to the roots of Dior by including panniers, but on the other hand it also showed his iconoclasm for them by adding contemporary features as if he was rejecting the normal Dior aesthetic. The Panniers that were featured throughout the show were in reference to the stereotypical bar jackets that have became Simones go to house reference. This collection is the epitome of history and romanticism fused together.  

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