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I was going to name this post “Death by Dior” but that is probably too melodramatic. However, late last night, as I was doing a final check on Facebook before heading to bed, a post from Style.com stopped me in my tracks. I started feeling anxious. I found myself saying out loud, “Raf Simons is killing me.” Dior had just shown its Resort (Cruise) 2015 collection in New York – Brooklyn, in fact – and here were 66 new looks to lust after. Which, for me, is the ultimate tension between the agony and the ecstas
I’ve selected only five of many from the show that I consider to-die-for and that kept me awake at my computer into the wee small hours of this morning. You’ll need to click on the image strip to see them more close-up as the page format here doesn’t allow for a very wide picture.
Raf is killing me because he just keeps piling it on. Incredible, sumptuous, dazzling, flowing beauty. And because until recently I paid no attention to the calendar of fashion shows, the launching of new seasons six months ahead, or the thematic threads that weave from collection to collection – certainly not with as much studious intensity as I do with Dior since Raf came on board – I haven’t yet figured out how to handle the overwhelming feelings that come rushing at me as I see more and more pieces that