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Words Are Very Unnecessary In Dior’s Latest Film

Samantha Lim — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:12:30 +0000

Few fantasies seem more fun than slow motion running through a palace in couture to Depeche Mode‘s “Enjoy the Silence”. At least that’s what the house of Dior thought when they filmed models Daria Strokous, Melissa Stasiuk, and Xiao Wen Ju traipsing through the gilded halls of Versailles wearing Christian Dior pre-fall 2012. We’re so into it, and you will be too. Check out the video, and find out its mystery directors after the jump.

The super secret directors were none other than dream team Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Dior Reveals Secret Tomorrow

Jessica Lapidos — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:05:45 +0000

As if Dior hasn’t teased us enough in the past year, keeping us wondering for 13 months who’d fill John Galliano‘s Creative Directorial heels (thank you, Raf Simons), we’re now faced with another teaser. The newest Dior film, Secret Garden – Versailles, flashes Daria Strokous, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju in Marie Antoinette’s playground, in slightly scandalous exposure. The full film drops tomorrow, and sticking with their newfound knack for keeping directors hush hush, we won’t know who directed this film until it launches on Dior.com, May 3rd, 2012.

Quel scandale, Dior!

J’Adoring the New J’Adore Dior Commercial

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:42:17 +0000

Charlize Theron is joined by three iconic Hollywood blondes in the opulent new J’Adore Dior fragrance ad, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in the Palace at Versailles‘ famed Hall of Mirrors.

“It was incredibly glamorous and fantastic. I don’t think I’ll experience something like that again in my lifetime,” said the Oscar-winner of filming the commercial, which debuted Sunday night at www.dior.com.

Adding to the surreal glamour are digital recreations of the late Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe. The three movie legends just happen to be hanging out backstage of the Dior show when Theron storms in, every inch the movie star — giant sunglasses and all — throwing her purse at the first person, place or thing she sees. Then she’s stripped, be-gowned and thrown down the runway to Gossip‘s “Heavy Cross.”

In other words, it’s pretty fucking epic. Click through to the next page to take a look at the mini movie and let us know what you think! [WWD, Telegraph]

Karl Lagerfeld to Host Photo Exhibit at Versailles

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:10:42 +0000

All images taken by Lagerfeld

From WWD, “Karl Lagerfeld is heading to Versailles next month, but for a photo, not a fashion show. The peripatetic designer is exhibiting 40 large-scale black-and-white photos he took of the legendary French chateau in the apartments of Madame de Maintenon. The display opens to the public June 10 and runs through Sept. 7.”

Too bad we were just there two months ago, well with this and the invite to the Louis Vuitton Factory I think I might just be booking a ticket back to the city of lights.