Christian Dior J Adore
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Charlize Theron in the new Dior J'Adore ad campaign
The new vignette was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, who directed Brad Pitt in Seven Years In Tibet, for which China decided to refuse Annaud entry into their country for life. It sees Theron, clad in black with obligatory shades, skinnies and stilettoes, racing upstairs into Versailles' magnificently OTT Hall of Mirrors, then slipping mysteriously through a door. I'll leave you to discover what happens next, but to set the scene, a Dior catwalk show is about to begin and Annaud has captured the pre-show buzz - the flash of paparazzi cameras and gold invitations, waved like fans by fashion's great and good who are sitting, buttocks clenched no doubt, on petite gold chairs, quivering with expectancy. So the connection is instantly made with fashion, the point being that the recreation of J'Adore has gone through similar creative steps as that of a couture dress, with countless edits to achieve perfection. |
