Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2013

Sunday 7 July 2013

a_4x-verticalLast resort season, Raf Simons was all about embracing a new sense of dynamic freedom, and that surely was translated within his Haute Couture Fall 2013 collection for the house.

Talk about complicated, for this collection Raf meshed global references (from Europe, to Africa, Asia and even America.) Noting that he was indeed for the idea of "freeing up couture" (Raf Simons), yet again he pursued the notion of haute couture in a more modern and dare we say it- accessible and wearable sense.

What a remarkable beautiful collection is was.

resort-trends

Attempting to re-structure fashion noms as we know them, Raf explored the future of haute couture, stating that "psychologically, emotionally, [couture] can be approached the same way as ready-to-wear: out there for women to enjoy and to wear.…It’s a psychology of how clothes can look in relation to a modern woman and the way she is living her life and experiencing the culture.” For us, this is the special thing about Raf Simons at Christian Dior. He allows the house to explore the limitations of the fashion world in ways which have not been done before.

resort-trends-1

So as Raf Simons strives to grant us freedom, we see a range of Parisienne tailoring (yes the good ol' bar jacket again), alongside traditional Asian and African influences. Almost disjointed, the collection is quite a rightful interpretation of Raf Simon's Internationalist nature, embracing the new-age Dior woman (client) in whichever part of the world she may reside in. Optimistic national emblems, bold shades, and the liquorice all-sort like stripes (which we have grown very familiar with) mark much of the energetic collection.

"If we don't adapt to what women in society are now about, couture might disappear"


-Raf Simons





resort-trends-4resort-trends-3

CLICK TO VIEW MORE OF THE COLLECTION






a_4x-19

resort-trends-2


Photographs sourced via. Style.com


with love.


 

15 comments:

  1. Absolutely love your take on this collection! :)

    Love,
    Annabelle
    www.fivefeetfrenzy.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. Really good article, i enjoyed it!
    http://the-jade-diaries.blogspot.co.nz/

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hey Natlie! Wonderful blog. Thanks for the post.
    xx
    Masha
    http://disconnectdots.blogspot.ru/

    ReplyDelete
  4. Love it!! I did a feature on this as well. :) -- http://vastaspiration.blogspot.com/2013/07/magna-carta-holy-couture.html

    xo, Alex

    ReplyDelete
  5. NIce
    http://blogfromma.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. Reading your take on the collection actually made me feel extremely delighted. Beautifully written :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. That´s really chic collection! :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. I think you a good job describing the collection and the different shapes of the garments.
    www.starsfashionaddiction.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. I think you did a really good job on the shape of the garments in the collection. Nice :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gorgeous collection! I was impressed by the african & Asian influences thru out the collection...the bold colours and intricate materials blended together. Beautiful!!
    xo, Jackie
    www.stylemydreams.wordpress.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. Well written! greenshareen.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete

 

© THE AFFAIR All rights reserved . Design by Blog Milk Powered by Blogger