Raf Simons to star in fashion documentary -March 2014

Raf Simons to star in fashion documentary -March 2014

Raf Simons is about to ask a film crew into Dior's headquarters to document the creation of his debut couture collection for the French fashion house.
Raf Simons can be followed in an exceedingly new documentary.

'Dior and that i' sees the label's creative director invite a film crew into its headquarters to document the creation of his debut couture assortment for the French fashion house, and is scheduled to air at the Tribeca Film Festival next month as half of World Documentary competition.

The Frédéric Tcheng-directed film will raise the lid on the inner workings of the label and Raf's ''dedicated, charming'' collaborators in their race to supply the gathering over an eight week period instead of the standard four to 5 months.

Dior is the latest designer to open its doors to a camera crew as Karl Largerfeld, Caroline Roitfeld and Valentino have all captured their creative method on film over the years.

Meanwhile, Raf injected a pop of color to the catwalk with a series of winter brights at Dior's Autumn/Winter 2014 show throughout Paris Fashion Week.

The youthful designs featured in the 'City Lights' assortment offered up fashionable silhouettes for what the designer called ''a replacement girl.''

Describing the collection, he said: ''I wanted to gift girls with freedom and possibilities in the approach they dress.''