Change over at Dior
Bill Gaytten has shown
his last collection for the Dior label. He had taken over as creative director, after
he replaced John Galliano, in February 2011, after being Galliano’s right hand
man for 17 years. The two designers had a completely different vision and
design, in fact, after Gayyten took the reins at Dior; he gave a refined feminine
elegance to the label compared to Galliano’s fantasy like gowns.
Pictures below from the 2013 Cruise collection by Dior
Pictures below from the 2013 Cruise collection by Dior
The 2013 cruise collection was very
much like his A/W 2012 collection for the house; from the colour palette, to the silhouette to the pleated skirts. His designs were reminiscent of
the founder Christian Dior, full skirts paired up with lady like blazers that
sit right at the waist, long gowns and pretty dresses. He will now continue as
creative director at John Galliano.
The new creative
director will be Raf Simons, who was appointed in April after his departure
from Jill Sander. The designer’s first collection will be at the Paris Couture
Fashion Week in July, where we will find out how his minimalistic designs and
use of bright colours, will be incorporated into the French fashion house’s
identity. In an interview, he said
“… for me the strongest impact is the first 10
years of Dior and how to link that to the 21st century. Mr. Dior was very
innovative during a short time span. And it was in the middle of the 20th
century, a period I am very interested in, whether it’s linked to fashion,
architecture or art. So I find it very challenging to rethink couture.”
Pictures below from his last collection at Jil Sander
This will be his
first ever Couture collection, one which everyone is eagerly waiting for, all eyes will be on him!
When I saw Resort 2013 I really wanted him to stay, but I've read some comments by Stephen Jones about the Raf Simons first Couture collection for Dior, and I'm excited/nervous.
ReplyDeleteSame here, I loved how he revisited Dior's classical, feminine creations. He was only criticized for his first Couture collection, and then everyone simply appreciated and loved his other collections for the house. Such a shame.
DeleteI'm excited to see the first couture collection by Raf Simons, I read the Stephen Jones interview too on Vogue.co.uk - Exciting times for the French fashion house.