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Dior Fall/Winter 2012/2013 @ Paris Haute Couture Week 2012
By SENATUS Magazine | 4 July 2012

The who's who of the fashion world came out to toss flowers at the feet of Christian Dior's new creative director on Monday, applauding the fresh and modern approach Raf Simons has brought to the feminine extravagance of a grand French atelier.

The Belgian couturier greeted oversized expectations for his first Dior collection with a decidedly architectural look that revelled in sumptuous understatement. "Flower women" is how Christian Dior referred to his revolutionary 1940s creations that used an abundance of fabric cinched in tightly at the waist to create his "New Look" silhouette that personified post-war elegance and excess.

Read more: http://senatus.net/article/raf-simons-makes-his-haute-couture-debut-dior/

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