It’s Haute Couture week in Paris, and yesterday’s Dior Haute Couture presentation for Spring/Summer 2013 — designed by Raf Simons — was chock full of the kind of exquisite hand-stitched floral gowns you might expect. But there were also some surprises: Jolts of neon, rhinestone-studded lips, asymmetrical hemlines. There were a few trousers — as seen above — but the dreamiest garments were floaty, embroidered dresses fit for a princess.
Modern touches: Neon jackets, pastels backed by black.
Rhinestone lips!
More sparkly lips and super-short wigs. Not quite Twiggy… more Mia Farrow or Jean Seberg?
Sheer panels and asymmetrical hemlines.
Plenty of bare shoulders.