‘Dior and I’ overview

CAIRO - 30 September 2017: "Dior and I" is a documentary film about fashion designer Raf Simons and how he handles the impossible of creating his first Dior couture collection in just eight weeks.

The documentary takes you on a journey through the history of Christian Dior the founder and creator of the fashion empire.

Raf Simons is a Belgian fashion designer who launched his first men's wear in 1995. He was announced as the creative director of Christian Dior in 2012.

The film revolves around the eight weeks that Simons is working to create his first Dior line for 2012/2013 and how he became the creative director of Christian Dior.

The documentary showcases the designer’s methods, insecurities and his ability to cut and design through the noise of the media and the industry. The film shows how designers, models and workers all put in hard work in a short amount of time to create fabulous designs of clothes and dresses.

Hence, if you are into fashion or documentary films, we recommend you watch "Dior and I”. It will give you a great experience into the field of fashion and filmmaking, and it builds you up with fashion terminologies. The film was an authentic documentary because it did not discuss fully the history of the brand, as it rather discussed the struggles of Simons when he became the creative director of the brand.