Dior

Christian Dior Haute Couture, Fall/Winter 2012, Paris, July 2012 Raf Simons's debut at Dior, staged in a Paris mansion whose salons were covered wall to wall in fresh flowers. The 54 looks moved from room to room through solid walls of multicolored blooms, a nod to Christian Dior's own obsession with flowers and a statement that the new designer respected the house's romance while stripping back its clothes. Unlike a single centerpiece, the flowers wrapped every surface, so guests were inside the set rather than looking at it. One look from the show, an embroidered cut-off ballgown over black cigarette pants, became the Fashion Museum Bath's Dress of the Year for 2012. It remains the reference image whenever a show is dressed in florals.