I chose an article featured in the NY Times in the Fashion and Style section on Dior Spring 2012 runway show. The article gave an overview of Diors Spring 2012 colletion. I loved how they used a plaid like design, but more refined and called it windowpane checked patterns. These patterns were paired with a more relaxed version of Dior's iconic bar jacket. The silk and lace fabrics used in the collection give it a romatic look.
Dior: Chic and Safe but With Buzz
By CATHY HORYN
Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times
Dior spring 2012.
http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/dior-chic-and-safe-but-with-buzz/
From the hubbub at Dior, with vamping socialites and a front row of LVMH brass, including its chairman, Bernard Arnault, and the habitually leather-clad architect Peter Marino, one would have thought de Gaulle had come back from the dead. I guess Dior is France. The flying colors, though, were the grays and creams of the house, mixed with palest blue and a dash of poppy red.
Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Dior spring 2012.
Bill Gaytten, the studio head, did a nicely restrained job with Dior’s tailoring, pairing the classic bar jacket with checked or creamy gazar skirts, and cigarette pants. Necklines were opened up. A sleeveless cotton dress in black and white windowpane checks offered a different take on the season’s graphic patterns. White silk coats were printed with smoky gray roses, another house signature. Evening consisted of airy black lace with white silk, and cocktail dresses with swimsuit backs.Sidney Toledano, the Dior chief, said an announcement about a new designer might be in a few weeks.
1. SILHOUETTE & DESIGN
-cigarette pants
-open necklines
-swimsuit backs
-bar jacket
-bar jacket
2. DETAILS
-windowpane checks
-smokey gray roses
-graphic patterns
-graphic patterns
3. COLOR
-grays
-creams
-palest blue
-poppy red
-black
-white
-poppy red
-black
-white
4. FABRIC
-lace
-silk
-cotton
-gazar skirts
-gazar skirts
5. CREATIVE “JARGON”
-“hubbub”
-“vamping socialites”
-"flying colors"
-"flying colors"
Lola' Pick of the Week
My pick of the week is Dior's iconic bar suit. Know as the "New Look". It was a revolution in fashion. Is flattering silouhette is adored and copied by many.
Horyn gives great descriptions of the styles and designs that I don't even need to see it because I could picture the image perfectly in my head. I love the "vamping socialites" term she uses because I could definitely see that inspiration throughout the collection. She does an excellent job with pointing out the classic and signature looks still noticeable through the designs. Great post, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love that Horyn, in addition to the shows, also gives the reader a background of the current situation of the company. What the designers are reflecting upon their line, if there is a designer, etc. I think that helps a lot in understanding the line and the inspiration.
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