Christian Dior presented a toned-down version of elegance for autumn/winter on Friday, since the atelier's signature silhouette of full skirts and cinched waists took over a ballet-like flair.
Neutral tones of champagne and dusty pink, in addition to warmer aubergine and rich charcoal, dominated an assortment that has been at the top of femininity and was classic Dior.
A dove grey silk dress featured copious panels of lightweight fabricin the skirt that caught the environment since the model walked the catwalk placed in your garden from the Rodin Museum.

Houndstooth prints were deconstructed to get a docile, more feminine look, and embroidery found its way onto silk dresses, skirts and jackets. Antique rose silk organza flowed from the floor-length evening gown whose bodice was an oversize satin bow tied as an obi sash.

Necklines often incorporated dramatic twists of cloth throughout the shoulders with tight mock turtlenecks underneath, some in heavily encrusted sequined fabric. Dior's former head of design for menswear, Hedi Slimane, only agreed to be named since the new creative director for Yves Saint Laurent, belonging to luxury and retail group PPR.