Nick Verreos: RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: Christian Dior Couture S/S 2014

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014

The Look: Dior classics brought into modern haute couture styling; Creative director Raf Simons looks back (at the Dior archives and maybe some Cristobal Balenciaga references) using the "sack" dress as the star, while looking to the future using modern fabrications/appliques/treatments; fabrics moved; intricately cut-out organzas, silks; pretty, feminine; red carpet looks for the more modern "Hollywood It Girl".

Christian Dior New Look 1947 (left) and Cristobal Balenciaga ligne tonneau (right)

Colors: Navy, ivory, pastels, light lilac,

Trends: Full skirted; wasp-waists; pastels; Hi-lo silhouettes; sack shape with gathered/bubbled back; cut-out/lattice fabrics; the J-shaped shoe: