GIFs Explain How Christian Dior Became The Most Exciting Label Of Our Time

There was a lot of freaking out along the way.

1. When video footage of John Galliano’s ant-semitic tirade in a Paris cafe went viral, the fashion industry was like:

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2. When Dior ended up firing him, fashion people were just floored.

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3. Despite his extremely offensive remarks, a lot of top people in the industry were like:

Many overwhelmingly sympathetic statements followed the designer’s dismissal.

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4. When his temporary replacement Bill Gaytten’s collections walked, the industry was concerned — depressed, even — by the label’s lack of vision.

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5. And then they hired Raf Simons away from Jil Sander, which was a huge deal.

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6. His debut Dior collection for the fall 2012 couture season was so pretty!

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7. Even though some dresses had that weird pleating on the boobs.

8. Which J-Law evidently liked but made a lot of people be all:

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9. Then Simons moved into ready-to-wear, with his lovely spring 2013 line.

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11. Critics remained enthralled.

Watching him grow into the role was quite intriguing — and promising.

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12. When his spring 2013 couture collection came out a few months later…

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14. The fashion world was all:

“It was an astonishing show,” wrote New York Times critic Cathy Horyn, “full of lightness, hidden layers of embroidery and dazzling color combinations. “

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15. On Friday, Simons’s fall 2013 Dior collection showed at Paris Fashion Week.

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16. It was lovely.

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18. The clothes once again proved this show is an absolute must-see.

Christina Binkley @BinkleyOnStyle

I just gave a taxi driver the address for the Dior show. He said, "You're the third person I've taken there. All of Paris is going."

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22. Cathy Horyn loved it.

Cathy Horyn @CathyHorynNYT

Lovely, inspiring Dior show, and not what you might expect. pic.twitter.com/dzRTz7w2ZM

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23. And thus, everyone in fashion is just absolutely ecstatic about Simons’s ongoing Dior successes.

He somehow manages to keep topping himself.

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24. You just know Anna Dello Russo was there and is now thinking:

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Anna Dello Russo at Carine Roitfeld’s “Le Bal” in October.

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26. Meanwhile Raf Simons is just playing it cool.

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28. Bravo, Raf.

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