Dior Fall Winter 14 - Masculine, Colourful & Oh So Pretty
In my previous post, I had talked about Raf's understanding of the modern woman and her fast paced city life. This is exactly what the FW 14 collection was about. It wasn't about the ladies who lunch. It was about the ladies who lunch in between high powered jobs. "This season I wanted to propose a new woman," says Raf. "A woman with power and energy in a very definite way. I wanted to pursue powerful tailoring, to offer another reality, another function. This season is less about the leisure of the garden and more about the pace of the city. I am attracted to the reality of the urban world and environment, not just to the leisured world of ‘the moment’ – that world of the event or the party. This Dior woman inhabits both."
Masculine silhouettes dominated the show. Loose, double breasted jackets in wool and cashmere worn over feminine silk dresses and sharp tailored suits were some of the first few looks. The suits weren't as tight fitted as women normally have been seen in. They were relaxed with an air of comfort in them. Then came this quilted silk dress in navy which if you zoom in you can almost see a figure resembling a merman amongst the quilting. The skirt had a bit of a flair with pink silk adding a stark contrast to the navy. This was one of my favourite looks. More dresses followed and then came the fur. So casually were the bright coloured sleeveless mink coats slung over the arms of the models. There was something so "je ne sais quoi" about it.
Another look that blew me over was a dress with pink cashmere on top and black and red quilted silk underneath it. The slit on the cashmere gave way to only a glimpse of the red silk as the model walked. The floral embellishment added the perfect girly touch. We all know that Raf loves colours so there was plenty of that. Fuchsia paired with bright green, bright yellow paired with pale pink, blue and orange; next winter is going to be a cheerful one for sure. I also loved the billowing dresses which required the use of nylon for a new form of canage quilting. For the finale, it was embellished gowns that looked a little bit like haute couture collection paired with knitted t-shirts that closed the show.
In terms of detailing, the corset lacing, a perfect combination of old world meets contemporary was prevalent throughout the show. On the sides of a jacket or on the back, and even on some of the dresses. It was a very interesting take on corsetry. Another fascinating fact I noticed was in the trainer inspired heels. When the jackets with gracefully falling, loose peplums (look 23 and 24) were shown, the heel size had been reduced. It gave me a vision of a high profile investment banker running between meetings wearing these super cool, yet comfortable shoes. Apologies for dramatizing the scenario a wee bit! All in all, a marvellous collection AGAIN!
Please enjoy some of the photos from the show and click here to see the entire collection. I'm posting a video as well :)
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