So how did Raf Simons do with his first official collection for Dior? Well it seems so - so according to the reviews. Some were impressed if not blown away by the collection although some seemed less impressed and more meh about the whole thing. Anyway, here is a collection of fashion's biggest hitters on the collection that was.......
“The hardest thing to realize in fashion is that the future lies in the past. The second hardest thing is to forget the past. That precise turn of mind is what Raf Simons showed on Monday as he took control of Dior. And there is no other term for it. He took command of the house, only the fifth designer since Christian Dior founded the company right after World War II. His debut collection was beautiful, modest in its approach to femininity, and thoroughly engaging.”
- Cathy Horyn for the New York Times
“A lot was riding on the show, even the future of Dior’s haute couture, which had sagged since the abrupt departure of John Galliano in spring 2011. The result of Monday’s presentation was not a triumph, but … [w]ith this show done in just three months, Mr. Simons achieved the barely possible: a respectful bow to the heritage of the house, but making the collection seem appropriate for now.”
- Suzy Menkes for the International Herald Tribune
“Christian Dior’s line was deliberately backward-looking even then — after the grim years of the Occupation, he wanted to recapture the feminine glamour of his mother’s Belle Époque ensembles, and to transform his mannequins and clients into blooming and blossoming and extravagantly womanly archetypes. To turn the iconic look into a believable modern proposition was a challenge that Simons accomplished in his own quietly persuasive way.
- Hamish Bowles for Vogue.com
“That it would be a success seemed a given, what with the evolving polish and confidence of Simons’ ‘couture trilogy’ for his previous employer, Jil Sander. That it would be such a triumph was a thrill. The avant-garde outsider from Antwerp insinuated himself into the hallowed history of haute couture with a tour de force that had both emotional and intellectual resonance.”
-Tim Blanks for Style.com (Side note - I love how this man writes. You can tell one of his reviews a mile off - I always enjoy reading them. This is a man that not only knows his fashion - but loves and respects it)
“The collection was not only beautiful but the work of an already-established fashion star imposing his own brilliant aesthetic upon an iconic legacy without a trace of intimidation. This allows Dior to move on finally and definitively from one magical chapter in its history — and at their height, the Galliano years were magical — with every indication of another commencing. Bravo, Raf. Congratulations, Dior.”
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