Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Christian Dior

Raf Simons radicalized menswear physically and philosophically, which is why the fact that he is now helming , still has such a pinch-me potency. The possibilities inherent in the tie-up are enough to make the senses swim.

Today, sight was the first sense to feel the power of possibility. The enveloping, surreal floral bower that was last spring's set had been replaced by an industrial simulacrum, flowers of light radiating in a spectrum that turned red into searing orange (Grace Coddington's hair was a flaring corona) and blue into bright turquoise. Then the light turned white, and hearing, the second sense, surrendered to the martial techno pulse of French Fries' "Bug Noticed"…