{"id":1357,"date":"2013-12-03T00:54:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T00:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2015-05-18T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T11:45:22","slug":"one-million-flowers-at-christian-dior-the-making-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/?p=1357","title":{"rendered":"One million flowers at Christian Dior Couture ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have just seen the brilliant feature documentary Dior and I by\u00a0Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Tcheng.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house\u00a0with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons\u2019 first haute couture\u00a0collection as its new artistic director\u2014a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of\u00a0collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure- filled components of fashion with\u00a0mysterious echoes from the iconic brand\u2019s past, the film is also a colorful homage to the\u00a0seamstresses who serve Simons\u2019 vision.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do not miss this film. Fashion is a serious industry which moves billions of dollars a year. This documentary shows you the behind the scenes and how a driven, talented and focused designer such as Raf Simmons brings modernity and transcends into the future of the Maison Dior with his debut collection in 2012. Raf Simmons inspires his teams and gains their respect whilst learning the codes of the Maison.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dior and I - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUIvJQUhB5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A while back I shared the &#8220;making of&#8221; the set which was the backdrop to the couture show. Having just seen the documentary and how the idea of the million flowers was born from Simmon&#8217;s visit to Christian Dior&#8217;s own gardens, the below short film is even more relevant. Watch it ! mesmerizing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salon Bleu<\/strong>: Delphinium<br \/>\n<strong>Salon Dior<\/strong>: Peony, Roses, Garden Roses, Zinnia, Dalhia, Campanula, Achilliea<br \/>\n<strong>Salon Jaune<\/strong>: Solidago (Golden Rods)<br \/>\n<strong>Salon Blanc<\/strong>: Queen Anne\u2019s Lace, Orchids, Pipettes<br \/>\n<strong>Salon Rouge<\/strong>: Orchids, Celosia, Roses, Achillea (Yarrow)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclu  les coulisses du million de fleurs du d\u00e9fil\u00e9 Dior\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBJAiX9mnu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.45.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.45.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.45.59-PM.png 699w, https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.45.59-PM-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.19-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.19-PM.png 718w, https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.19-PM-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.33-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.33-PM.png 709w, https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.46.33-PM-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.44.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1363\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.44.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.44.59-PM.png 581w, https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-02-at-4.44.59-PM-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dior-and-i-documentary-film-2015-habituallychic-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2982\" src=\"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dior-and-i-documentary-film-2015-habituallychic-002.jpg\" alt=\"dior-and-i-documentary-film-2015-habituallychic-002\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" 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Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house\u00a0with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons\u2019 first haute couture\u00a0collection as its new artistic director\u2014a true labor of love created by a dedicated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[68,4,43],"tags":[459,1088,762,761,764,460,1087,763],"class_list":["post-1357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-inspiration","category-things-that-work-for-me","tag-christian-dior-haute-couture-2012","tag-dior-and-i-documentary","tag-flower-wall","tag-kim-and-kanye-wedding","tag-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-wedding-wall-of-flowers","tag-one-million-flowers-at-christian-dior","tag-raf-simmons","tag-wall-of-flowers-kim-and-kanye"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dior-and-i-documentary-film-2015-habituallychic-002.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3BVEi-lT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1357"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2988,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions\/2988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fashionsphinx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}