It’s the sound of whinnying horses and thundering hooves that will be reiterated when you spot the haute couture show for next summer by Christian Dior. Designer John Galliano has tried his best to keep up with the challenging theme (apparently, a fave with Monsieur Dior) in a manner befetting the reputation of the fashion house. So you well get to see Amazonians brandished riding crops and sported black top hats with fishnet veils. These go very well with their tightly-fitted jackets that have rather stiff peplums and frothy neckties to go with them. You can also pick full riding skirts in scarlet, charcoal grey and traditional checked English tailoring fabrics.

And you will notice that Galliano has yet again returned to the ‘bar’ jacket but he has updated it with an asymmetric cut and origami folds. The models will their faces painted white remind one of geishas furthering the Japanese influence on the jacket.

The horsewoman outfits apart, the cocktail outfits are very feminine. There are silk jackets bristled with faux stones and fluffy embroidery. Plus you can choose from a range of soft pastel shades like primrose, peach and pistachio furling over layers of tulle or lace.

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When it comes to fashion and lifestyle Christian Dior is a brand that hardly needs any introduction. Known for its elaborate designs and having a clientele comprising of all the Hollywood celebrities, has embarked on an excitingly new venture of iPhone moviemaking.

To publicize its ‘Lady Dior Handbag’, it made the most of the movie making feature in the iPhone by bringing forth its movie called’ The Lady Noire Affair’. This movie resembles very closely to the kind of movies which were made during the medieval era of the Hollywood and can be accessed by an iPhone application.

You not only just get to watch the movie, but also its making and the trailer too. This movie features a woman named Lady Marion and her Lady Dior bag, as the celebrated brand is all about drama, nattiness and sophistication so you can expect the same from this movie. It was very craftily advertised all over the social networking site ‘twitter’ as well.

Well, it is clear that Christian Dior clearly understands the benefit of interactive marketing. This eight minute long movie is the first of the set of four films made, which would be released soon. Needless to say, this film will spawn a desire in you to go out and splurge on swanky Christian Dior products.

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Christian Dior’s creative director, designer John Galliano is one hell of a person who actually knows a lot about design and art. He was recently asked to think of something for Claridge’s Christmas tree decoration. With Christian Dior name coming into foray, you could only expect the tree to look as outlandish as possible.

So here was a guy who thought of the tree so seriously that the resulting tree is something that is completely unbelievable. While there is no information about what the decoration or the unusual tree might mean, it does seem to me that there is a lot to interpret. Moreover, each piece of art can be interpreted thousands of ways by each individual who looks at it.

The tree seems to have a leopard on it and the existence of a wild animal on a tree as a decoration peaks loads about how ornamental animals have become. Leopards and other big cats are disappearing soon and it soon might be the day when we will not get to see a big cat ever. If you would like to take a look at the tree yourself, please do visit the Claridge’s Hotel in London.

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The global economic recession has witnessed the start of many trends. For once, big fashion houses have become flexible enough to dabble into stuff other than just designing clothes so as to bring in more moolah to their cash registers. Christian Dior is one of them. The famous brand has just annoounced the release of their newest phone line that will be launched in December this year.

A second generation range of luxury phones by its makers, these come plated in gold with a complementing finishing in black PVD. The effect is completed by the sparkling sapphire crystals and looks amazing. These additional models are here to satiate your desire for the unique and the flamboyant.

You can get them only by placing a special order. There are two models that come decorated with diamonds, one is Zelie with a red casing while the other is called Zenaide and has been done in white. The price tags read $7,900.00 and $13,400.00 respectively.

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Christian Dior not only feels the pulse of fashion but also induces some heartbeats of its own, without the customers actually demanding for it. Such is the creativity of this luxe brand. Right now the newly launched “Kings & Queens’ collection by Dior Joaillierie is creating quite a buzz. Designed by Victoire de  Castellane, these spectacular jewelry items area ctually skulls that are heavily decked up with all sorts of exotic ices and stones.

You can imagine all sorts of exotic names associated with this collection right from opal, jade, quartz and obsidian which together with the skulls stand for ‘eternity’. Castellane was hear saying that jewels are forever unlike us who wear them.

The skulls are meant to be owned as a pair. And matching their rich splendour ae the evocative names like Queen of Jadélénie and King Opal simply to add to the magic of owning them.

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Chistian Dior needs no introduction and when they launch a watch, it is only obvious that we would go ga ga over its elegance and style. The Dior Christal Mysterieuse Watch has been designed by Quinting and Dior and thus comes with a style that many other watches do not possess.

Being part of the Christel collection, the watch wows you with its finesse and élan. The Quinting’s hidden movement is hidden under the sides of the watch and this is an important feature. It also comes with a sapphire disc and great pearls which makes the watch very exclusive.

With an awesome stainless steel case, you can rest assured that you would look good no matter what and where you go. There is no information about either the price or availability but it should be available across Dior stores. There is nothing better than wearing a cool watch like this to a great evening out.

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Christian Dior ventured into mobile telephony and certified “Modelabs” to design the “My Dior.” With this the luxury brand targets to carve its identity in the mobile world. The mobile phone clamshell appeal “Lady Dior” and features a 2.6 touch screen with a resolution QVGA, APN on a 2 Megapixels and comes festooned with 640 stones of 3251 carats of Swarovski crystals, all imprinted on the case made of crocodile skin, hence justifying its price tag of 18000 € ($26,000).

It took around three years to design the mobile clamshell and now “My Dior” is available in two editions. The first model seems quite budget with a price tag of $5000 while the second one demands $26000 justifying its bejeweled personality.

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Swarovski, crystals, precious stones were seen in various forms of jewelry by news is now someone is taking the honor to clad her body. The ever-charming Blake Lively from the hit series Gossip Girl had her work cut out at a latest held Vanity Fair photo shoot. Her day got busy in cavorting around a 33-pound Christian Dior gown. The tinted yellow satin gown was bathed in counted 6,000 Swarovski sequins all elegantly fitted with hand. Full of life, the star rose to the event and truly owned the outfit; the proof to this is the graceful and appealing pictures.

I am curious what would be the cost of this bejeweled garb? And over that would there be second piece available for sale?

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