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Originally Posted by Mutterlein
The issue shouldn't be that he didn't continue the big spectacles of the past and opted for more "wearable" clothes. The issue is that he didn't do it an relevant way. I was anticipating Raf designing into a proper wardobe, banishing the stage costumes Galliano had been making, and trying to make couture a relevant and vital thing. But he didn't manage it well, it's not convincing.
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I completely agree with you, I have been following Raf Simons designs at Jil Sander so I knew what he was like, and I wasn't expecting him to abandon his aesthetic to follow Galliano's extreme styles, but I was expecting some new interesting ideas, new take on Dior. I think some of the looks are just too eaxactly like vintage dior, and some that I did think were intereting, eg first two Bar suit were too quiet,,,i am sure he will find his foot in Dior, I remember Riccardo Tisci, the Valentino duo and many other designers that took over a house having to go through a period of criticism and adjustments but since Dior drama has been going on for quite a while, I think I was expecting completely resolved collection now that everything is settled,,,