Christian Dior Haute Couture S/S 2013 Paris

[Label Basher]

Beautiful. I never cared for him at Jil Sander but he is excelling at Dior.

The yellow dress is divine. The first gown is my fav.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Ugh now I can post my full thoughts.
That was sloppy. The tailoring in the beginning was unbelievably bad. This is just a mashup of his previous show mixed in with his PaP show. There were very few dresses I actually liked. I just can't believe how much the press is going to be eating this show up. This collection was just extremely unoriginal. The dresses that I did like were just simple dresses from Dior's past that Raf embroidered on. It's complete BS if you ask me.

I definitely agree, what on earth happened since last season? The pattern cutting looks appalling on these suits, and they're the staple pieces that Raf is pushing for his Dior!
I also agree with the cheap comments - it's the fabric choice plus the dodgy pattern cutting. The layered outfits are terribly thrown together.
On the other hand, someone else was draping the gowns, thank god, and they are beautifully constructed.

 

[gossiping]

i got bored with it during the video...not really a fan

 

[OnlyChicAllowed]

I loved the set, I loved the music, but when I was watching the show the only thought in my mind was: Gosh, I miss Galliano!
There is not excitement . Some of the pieces were really great with beautiful details. It wasn't bad, but I expected more.

 

[Egoiste]

I don't like the silhouettes.

OMG, i think silhouettes was the most stunning part of the collection. I really like this. I know that it's not the best collection from Raf, but it is soo beautiful. Of course there some looks that i don't like, but anyway i'm happy !

Wigs and make-up was baaaad

 

[Street_a_Licious]

i could live without the actual flower embroidery and maybe those column dresses which are straight from the late 90s, but overall, it's a really well done. i'm willing to watch how Raf at Dior unfolds...

at least it's not 20 versions of the bar suit, which we would have gotten under Galliano and Gaytten.

So...

Which one of the dresses is Jennifer Lawrence going to have the misfortune of being contractually obligated to wear to the Oscars? +

hopefully one of those pant suits...

 

[Deleted member 1957]

its like a more colourful Chanel

 

[TianSoFine]

This might have impressed me if it were pre-fall, but I would like a little more than this in haute couture.

 

[Morphe]

Exactly what I think about this collection. We all understand the DNA of the new Dior.

Now you know that's a lie.

Sure, there are some pieces that I would do without but overall this is a great collection. The perfect hybrid of Simons and Dior, it's contemporary and classic. I came across a few HQs and the details look stunning, the silhouettes are my favourite part too. I don't see any pressure on him to make things look Galliano-esque as someone suggested, that's just delusional tumblr talk, I see no pressure in general.
I'd like to think that one thing that has been established so far is that Haute Couture is many different things, it can be extravagant, constricted, precise, anything.

 

[simple_elegance]

This was OK. I've certainly seen a lot worse.

 

[Street_a_Licious]

I'd have to agree. Olivier would have been a much better fit for this house. 1950's Couture does not suit Raf, truthfully. His last several collections at Jil Sander certainly toyed with that look, and more successfully there than here, but even then, it felt out of character.

Olivier is the master of taking all the tropes of 1950's Couture and, without losing the integrity of the original shapes and silhouettes, rendering them with such lightness and delicacy that the end result often times ended up looking more contemporary than a pair of jeans and a t-shirt (and since his tenure at Theory, Olivier has certainly proved that he's capable of making a mean pair of jeans, too)!

A missed opportunity, in my opinion.

but then Olivier went and went nuts at Nina Ricci. he's a designer who needs strict guidelines, limits, within which he can flourish. give him free reign, like with Haute Couture, and he'd create entirely unwearable collections, which of course would make for great shows. but they wouldn't sell.

 

[lepetitcouturier]

I definitely agree, what on earth happened since last season? The pattern cutting looks appalling on these suits, and they're the staple pieces that Raf is pushing for his Dior!
I also agree with the cheap comments - it's the fabric choice plus the dodgy pattern cutting. The layered outfits are terribly thrown together.
On the other hand, someone else was draping the gowns, thank god, and they are beautifully constructed.

I have to admit I adored looks 12, 13, 28, 34, 36, 37, 43, and I liked look 40, even though the only thing special was the embroidery. I just couldn't believe that the staple pieces he's trying to push were tailored worse than Stella Mccartney's clothes. Especially after how amazing the one Julia Nobis wore at Fall couture was tailored. I honestly can't believe people liked this collection SO much. Looks 30 and 31 are understated pieces from Fall 2011 couture. These are all shapes that he's used before.

 

[JuiceMajor]

I wonder which Cathy Hoyrn is referring to the 'a daytime suit in three pieces'.

 

[Deleted member 116819]

This is true Dior! The cut the silhouette the vision!
Christian Dior loved flowers, and this is a perfect homage to Monsieur Dior!
The craftmanship in this clothes are beyond stellar, thoose intricate details are heaven, alll of thoose looks looks soo well made soo beautiful!
What an inspirational collection, every single look is perfection! Raf is doing soo well!
The Galliano extravaganza was that decade of decadance at Dior, now we passed it, and we're back to the Dior roots, and this is going in the right direction!
BEAUTIFUL SHOW!

 

[Littleathquakes]

I don't like the flower embroidery - not because they're flower embroidery, but because they're ugly flower embroidery. The dangling fabrics on some of the skirts and short dresses just seem trite and not true to the original draped pieces from Dior's archive. Those suits would look good if it weren't for the bad tailoring - this is haute couture, no? The wedding dresses, the lips on the models and the helmet veils screamed Alexander McQueen F/W 2009 to me rather than anything Dior. It's got that trying-too-hard feel to it.

However, I do think this is his best collection yet for the house. There were some beautiful pieces. Take away the weird make up and the rather boring cast, and I think this would've been a slightly better show.

 

[lelaid]

the last few dresses are just heavenly.

 

[Scott]

all the references to theyskens while not completely off-base,i actually feel there's more of a real belgian school of thought here....something akin to that kind of romanticism and thoughtfulness many of the designers are known for. the respect of history. some areas certainly could use some fine tuning but all things considered,for this to be his very first HC collection ever,i say it's incredibly well done. maybe being a bit too hard on the guy here???

 

[elle_gb]

I think I need sometimes to adjust with new Dior's aesthetic, the collection wasn't half bad to me; the column dresses were stunning, the strong silhouette and even the deliciously colors, everything was truly crafted. However, maybe Galliano still affects to me somehow, I missed the drama and story of the collection, I feel Gallioano's clothes have their own lives and characters.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

I like it but I can't help but feel as if some of it looks incredibly outdated, I can't be the only one thinking this.

 

[Lavieisashe]

I'm conflicted.
After all these years of amazing jobs RS had been doing in Jil Sander,I thought he would be a wonderful fit for Dior.
But now I'm more sure than ever:
Maybe Raf should go back to do what he's best at,menswear.