Movie Review: Dior and I

I recently rented a movie from RedBox that resonated with and inspired me so very much I really wanted to talk about it. "Dior and I" was an absolutely beautiful and real insight to Raf Simons' time designing an haute couture collection for Christian Dior. It brings you into the atelier and shows you every piece of the puzzle. It is endlessly inspiring to watch people with passion create and shed tears when vision comes to life. I understand that feeling when inspiration and vision hit. But, what resonated with me most was Raf's anxiety. His opposition to photos and interviews and expression of not wanting to walk the runway after his show, a show that was so magnificent and beautiful filled with so much work, because he would faint from being in front of everyone, was something I completely would understand. It's like declining to accept a prestigious award due to anxiety. I'm the kind of person that would cower and avoid things where there's attention on me to take the easy way out. Like I wouldn't have been surprised if I skipped my graduation just to avoid any sort of nervousness even though I would always regret it. So the way the movie ended at his show was the most profound moment to me, I could feel how he felt and it was so inspiring and able to be related to regardless of how large of a scale what he was doing is. I got so ridiculously choked up, crying my eyes out, I couldn't even get a word out to Andrew about why I was so emotional. It had such a response with me and I loved it. Such a beautiful and real movie. I loved every minute. Anyone with interest in fashion, art, couture, Dior, should watch it. And I love the credit to the people who create the designs with the pure talent of their hands.

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