perch upon the chair of privilege...

Democratization of fashion is all and well and good but just once, wouldn't you love to experience proper luxury. To open the tall doors , push aside those heavy brocade curtains and perch upon a small golden chair.  

I can't help but envy the audience who have been invited to see the Dior Cruise 17 show in the unique grandeur of Blenheim Palace.

*Sigh*

The journey from Paris to Blenheim Palace where the Cruise Collection will be shown in the presence of the fashion community is the point of departure for Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux, leading the Christian Dior creative team. The inspiration was not only the post-war high society’s wardrobes, but also the restlessness and wanderlust that characterized the period: the urge to travel, to discover the new...

The colours, patterns and silk reflect a mood of exploration, a curiosity about the world, and a fundamentally English eccentricity in dress – a story told through the cloth on your back. Sadly the story of the cloth on my back at this moment of time is one of urban demotivated sloth!

These inspirations from across the Channel meet the silhouettes and decorative details drawn from Parisian haute couture. The curvilinear form of the Bar jacket is tailored close to the body, and abbreviated at the hip or echoed in grand gestures of cloth – a full sleeve, a gathered peplum or pocket on generous coats. This is a look strictly for the slim and slinky of hip!!!

Their volume is Dior, their referent is British, while their spirit is contemporary. Dior’s signature bow is pulled undone, passed through the décolleté or reverse like a foulard, to close and simultaneously embellish, adding a dynamic movement to strict shapes. Oh I do love a bow...

Queen Marie