DIOR: A Journey through Time

I got a privilege to see Dior exhibits in its first week after opening at Seoul's Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

As we entered into the first section of the exhibits, we saw a rendering of Dior's house in Paris.

..thanks to the digital video mapping.^^

...then...as ventured into the house, we saw a silhouette of quintessentially definitive Dior's Lady.

...yup....unmistakably. ...we're entering the world of Dior's.

...as I turned my eyes, the very same mannequin turned its colors as the lights shone dimly onto her.

...fast forward....a line up of dressed up mannequins in Dior's haute couture greeted the visitors. 

yup...we're at the right venue....

to explore the wonders of Dior.

More excitement. ...ahead....for a newbie like me.

DIOR's Extravagance of Colors

Another section at Dior's exhibition that sort of epitomized its sheer grandeurism...

all...captured in detailed illustrations...

...moving pictures on wall-mounted displays...

...all sorts of gawn...dresses. ...imaginable...

even...the names themselves...well....it knocked my brain out.

Salome and her feminine friends...

...so colorfully crafted...and ...intricately created.

so much....that I kept on clicking my camera since the backdrops turned out to be giving different lights so as to make the dresses appear stunning.

...then...I came to yet another eye-popping displays of kebaya-like dresses under the artificial blue-sky.

still...they mesmerized the bedazzled onlookers.

not to mention...the displays of roses in colored paintings circulating the exhibits.

hmm....Dior in its grandeur.

....and...at some parts of the walls, there laid bare opened...the jewelry. ..Dior's signature.

all in all...this is a festive of colors.

...just imagine...the price. ..or better yet... DON'T^^

The Black and White of Dior

Actually..there are no terms as black-white in Dior's world....but..I use this term.simply because of the colors revealed in my photos.

the mannequins in Dior's haute couture. ..

lined up in one straight line illuminated by the ever~moving flashlights....

at times....it's the darkness that seemingly took control...

with...a long zoom...I sensed something....

a kind of equilibrium in both worlds: people watching and the mannequins posing.

....black and white....dark and bright.

I let myself walk until the end of the so-called catwalk....

when I was intermittently. ...awed by what I saw afterwards....

the world of purity....of whiteness...

....arrghh....so beautifully adorned. ...

as if we're walking throughout the historical journey into the mind of Dior's.

Dior Soul @ Seoul (part 1)

We're frequently surprised by the diverse themes and layouts of the exhibits that truly showcase...the true soul of Dior.

...we're in a mirror~full room where we witness...

the splendor of haute couture

...that is Dior.

as for me...I.was intrigued by the sheer portrayal of how extravagant. ..Dior is.

...we're so immersed into the screen....

on all over us....

...that at times...I was flabbergasted. ..

and lost for words...

to describe how immersive it was.

just look.at this.though it doesn't do any justice to the real awesomeness I felt inside.

ANDY Warhol or DIOR???

nope...I haven't decided where to go...so I kept on walking around the lot.

....the same pathways.....

different stairs...

until I reached the rest area at the top floor.

...and bumped into another design exhibition. ..

for kids apparently. ..

so...I went out again...

only to find that it's stifling hot....though the sky's blue.

...which prompted me to go inside again...and whoa...I encountered the 3D printer for humans. We can get ourselves miniaturized!!!

That is the MACHINE!