Paris Christmas windows open early November. Printemps did an homage to Dior's 1947 New Look and it's coupola.
And the color RED!
This is a rather complicated re-iteriation of the pinched-in-waist look
And the big full skirt.
Definitely very ladylike indeed.
Marionette dollies dance in Printemps windows, their circle skirts twirling.
Red...red...red!
A primal accessory is the lollipop/la sucette a big favorite of the French.
You'll need a lot of lollie to purchase these special edition Dior bags, shoes and scarves at Printemps.
Overhead a ceiling of golden lights reflect back into the windows.
Merci DIOR PRINTEMPS!
Magnificent images!
ReplyDeletej'etais la-bas aussi! :) http://julie-pr.blogspot.com/2012/11/blog-post_22.html
ReplyDeleteOf course, RED! It's Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOh, Carol, this is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love the sketches, the puppetry, the golden ceiling, the red!!!
beautiful. Merci Dior indeed and merci Carol x
So pretty..I have always loved little jackets...with a flounce:-) My favorite-
ReplyDeleteI Love the feminine styles! I love the art work! I love the skaters in the window, they bring back memories of enchantment from childhood. I love the child in the last photo...and someday I will love being in Paris for Christmas...
ReplyDeleteSo so pretty. Wouldn't it be nice if more ladies on the street dressed like that all the time?
ReplyDeleteCarol, I agree with Merisi. Somehow, Paris still can find the essence that will give our eyes a treat.
ReplyDeletexo
Great pics - very beautiful displays!
ReplyDeleteI like shot #2 - the watercolor...
Love this post. 1947 was a very good year. Nice to see what was in fashion when I was born.:)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, gorgeous I just love the fashion of that era. I'm old enough to have worn that style myself, & to have seen my older sister wearing the earlier ones. She was a dancer and toured all over England, so when she came back home I loved to see what clothes she had bought. Love the red outfits & your sketch's are fab.
ReplyDeleteI think I love the ceiling of golden lights! That looks so gorgeous. I really must manage to have Christmas in Paris one year. It looks like a wonderland.
ReplyDeleteOh how I would love to get up to Paris to see these in person. Gorgeous. J'adore all the red.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta love a pinched-in waist, except for that pinching part...
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE your interpretation of the models as caryatids!!!
ReplyDeleteI am mad for red this season! I just bought red shoes, gloves, lipstick and am searching for the perfect red purse.
ReplyDeletexo, Lissy
They're wonderful--love your sketch!
ReplyDeleteWonderful round up of Dior, Carol. I am seriously in love with the style. I keep asking Santa for one of these bags but somehow I just get the lolly!
ReplyDeleteMerci Carol for a lovely, uplifting glimpse of Printemps and Dior 1947 - you are fantastique! (as I sit here in dark & rainy Walnut Creek California).
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup!