Dior Haute Couture

Yesterday saw the start of the Couture shows, one of my most anticipated times of year. Admittedly, I'm always most excited about the Dior show, and this year was no different. I missed the elaborate setting that we saw in Galliano's last couture collection, however, in terms of the clothes, they exceeded the stunning pieces I fell in love with last January.

Beginning on a crimson runway, the show began with the kind of high drama and glamour that draws me to Dior. The New Look was revived in the elegant, hourglass shapes that many of the dresses took on. However, the skirts were multi layered and deliciously 'swishy', and increasingly reminded me of fifties, prom style dresses though of course with a couture twist. Exquisite jackets with the classic Dior nipped in waist, but refreshed with elaborate shoulder detailing and elbow length gloves, offered the chic elegance synonymous with the brand, and took us back to the sophisticated Dior lady of the 1940s.

The colours were sensational: dramatic yet very subtle with soft bleeds of black across red, and darker shades creeping across their lighter counterparts, creating a beautiful effect of light and shadow. Look 19 and 22 were perhaps my favourite colour palette with a delicate duck-egg blue and soft, sandy beige combination.  

I feel completely in awe after looking at this collection. What do you think?

All photos found at style.com