Knit to This
Dior and I
I love a fashion documentary. This one, Dior and I, is a beauty, following Raf Simons as he creates his first collection for Christian Dior in 2012.
A legendary fashion house with a new designer at its head—this happens more and more these days, and the drama of it all is so fascinating. The workroom with the seamstresses who have been there for decades. The designer, in this case with a reputation as a minimalist designer of mostly menswear, now at the helm of an extravagant couture house. It’s his first experience as a couturier.
What. Is. Going. To. Happen?
Watch this on Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes. It is a delicious bon bon.
oh goodness, what a lovely film. Very much in hte order of the Chanel documentary you sent us off to watch a little while back, but I was so cheering for Raf at the end. And the tears! How endearing. I googled Sterling Ruby, videos and the photos of the runway show, and found a lovely wormhole for my Sunday morning with my knitting. Thank you!
That Sterling Ruby fabric, Lordy. It’s all so dreamy. So glad you u liked it!
“oooh la la la la”….the last time I heard someone say that, I was in Paris. Sigh.
Thanks very much for pointing this one out, Ann. I can’t handle crime drama these days, but the intensity of a couturier and a fashion house is so remote and bloodless,* I expect to delve in and enjoy it tremendously!
*Please, please…if there is a violent death in this documentary…tell me NOW.
Violence level: low. Seamstress incurs needle stab; Anna Wintour is struck dumb.
This I can handle! đŸ™‚
If you are a Dior fan I recommend you read The Designer by Marius Gabriel. It is historical fiction centerer on Paris couture at the end of WWII.
Also on Netflix. It’s been on my list for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it.
Oh, I really loved this documentary! I often think about the part where the scheduler(?- it’s been awhile since I’ve seen it) is telling the crew that she made right descision to send the Premiere to NYC for the fitting, despite Raf’s freak out. “When a client spend $250k a year, you send a Premiere!”
And with this title good grammar has went.