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Editor’s Exclusive: Backstage Fashion at Dior Autumn Winter 2016

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Editor’s Exclusive: Backstage Fashion at Dior Autumn Winter 2016

Editor Noelle Loh gets the insider scoop on what to expect from the Dior Autumn Winter 2016 collection.

by NOELLE LOH  /   March 10, 2016

As of press time, the legendary French fashion house of Dior is without a creative director; its search for a successor to Raf Simons still in progress. If that’s a problem, it didn’t show in the brand’s Autumn Winter 2016 collection presented at Paris Fashion Week.

The work of the in-house design team led by Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux – both said to be Simons’ aides during his three-year-plus reign at the maison – the collection was a loving ode to the house codes that surprised at the same time. Think the brand’s signature lily of the valley motif rendered in various couture finishes – prints, embroidery, jacquard, sometimes all at once – on mini empire waist dresses to bar jacket-skirt suits. Or masculine tailoring fabrics – another favourite of Monsieur Dior – on ladylike silhouettes, complete with the (only) shoe of the season: slim, tomboy-ish lace-up boots with cut-outs on the sides (they come in low block or high stiletto heels options).

Here, Dior gives Female an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the collection, with backstage photos by Kevin Tachman. Editor Noelle Loh reports.

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Editor's Exclusive: Backstage Fashion at Dior Autumn Winter 2016
A 1940s flavour
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The era’s conservative, ladylike sensibilities were most apparent in the skirt suits yet felt fresh and youthful, thanks to a playful
mix of various house codes. In this case, the bar jacket, lily of the valley motif, and leopard prints.

A 1940s flavour
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The flower show
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The brand’s penchant for floral motifs was realised through a mix of various techniques, including prints and bead work.

The flower show
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The flower show
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The flower show
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Extra volume
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Oversized tailored silhouettes lend masculine edge and a cool effortlessness. As the show notes put it, the Dior woman of the season is “free, dynamic, current and intuitive”.

Extra volume
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Extra volume
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The key shoe
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There’s only one style – sexy lace-up booties – that come in various finishes including coloured exotics, and two heel styles: low and block, or tall and spindly.

The utilitarian edge
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Besides the ’40s, the brand’s design team turned to work clothes for inspiration. The result of combining both influences: sparse, slightly boxy coats, suits and a funnel neck maxi dress that looks and feels both practical and romantically feminine.

The utilitarian edge
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The utilitarian edge
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The utilitarian edge
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The new bag
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No name as of press time, but it’s like an elongated, east-west version of the Lady Dior. Expect it to be everywhere next season.

The erogenous zone
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Off-shoulder necklines lend a soft sensuality.

The Flight bag
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Think of it as an extra large travel wallet with a chain strap. You can carry it folded up or – as seen on the runway here – with the bottom two panels exposed.

The technicolour
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Bright punchy shades add youthfulness and a sense of whimsy.

The technicolour
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The "ice cream" dress
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Lovingly nicknamed as such and inspired by one of Monsieur Dior’s most iconic sketches.

 

Like this? See editor Noelle Loh’s tribute to Raf Simons’ last collection for Dior.

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