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Best in Show: High-Octane Hues and a Sense of Ease at Christian Dior

Straight from Paris, BoF brings you the top shows from Friday 28th February: Christian Dior

BoF Team

01 March 2014

PARIS, France — BoF brings you the top shows from Friday 28th February: Christian Dior

Christian Dior, Autumn/Winter 2014:
"High-octane hues have become a hallmark at Dior during the reign of Raf. But this time, instead of using them for event dressing, he wove it — literally, in the case of vibrant lacing cinching the side of outerwear — into the world of the modern working woman." See full show.

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