Dior & I was broadcasted in 2014 (the collection was made in 2012), it's a documentary about how Raf Simons, a Belgium man who became the new Creative Director for Dior and only had 8 weeks to create a new collection of Haute Couture. Raf was known as a minimalist, which lead to a lot of criticism from the press, questioning whether this collection would ruin the image of Dior. 'I have an idea, but it's very extreme' Raf quoted near the start of the documentary; that was when things started to get interesting.
When watching the film, I noticed that Raf is a very shy character. The amount of pressure that must have fallen onto him to produce a collection within the short amount of time he had must have been truly difficult.
During the film, the French narrator quoted some really interesting facts about Mr Dior himself, such as the house that Christian Dior lived in was a very soft pink, mixed with the greys of the gravel which remained Dior's favourite colours in couture. The house itself influenced his style from the architecture to the environment the house was in.
The collection that Raf produced was very feminine, creating curves on the model with the fabric, and embellishing floral romance into the clothing itself. It was a truly beautiful collection, and still to this day my favourite collection so far that Dior have created.
Dior & I is available on Netflix, I 100% recommend you watch this if you are interested in Dior.
Saskia x
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