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"One of the hottest speculative topics of conversation in the fashion industry over the past couple of days is what we ought to expect from Raf Simons at Dior come his first couture show in July. WWD spoke with the designer&amp;amp;#8212;and gave us a sneak peek at Simons&amp;#x27; vision for the legendary French fashion house.Raf Simons&amp;#x27; last collection for Jil Sander fall 2012 The biggest question in industry insiders&amp;#x27; minds is how Simons&amp;#x27; signature perfected minimalism will juxtapose against Christian Dior&amp;#x27;s now-legendary ultra-maximalism&amp;amp;#8212;the dramatic look cultivated by ex-creative head John Galliano over more than a decade at the helm. &amp;amp;#8220;I don&amp;amp;#8217;t think it&amp;amp;#8217;s wrong to call me a minimalist. It&amp;amp;#8217;s wrong to call me a minimalist only,&amp;amp;#8221; Simons told WWD. &amp;amp;#8220;I am also a romantic person...I wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t go to that place if I only had minimalism in mind. I&amp;amp;#8217;m very aware of what the environment is about.&amp;amp;#8221; Raf Simons&amp;#x27; last collection for Jil Sander fall 2012 Simons will arrive in Paris today to start work at the couture house. How much of Christian Dior&amp;#x27;s history will play into Simons&amp;#x27; work? &amp;amp;#8220;When I&amp;amp;#8217;m married to a house, I will fully embrace its original intention, its original heritage and meaning,&amp;quot; he told WWD. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m interested in creativity, the evolution of creativity and the relationship between creativity and the times we live in.&amp;quot; Raf Simons&amp;#x27; last collection for Jil Sander fall 2012 Here at Glamour HQ, we&amp;#x27;re waiting with bated breath for Raf Simons&amp;#x27; first couture collection for Dior, set to debut this July. Are you excited? Tell us what you&amp;#x27;d like to see! PLUS... &amp;amp;#183; It&amp;#x27;s official: Raf Simons to take the reins at Dior &amp;amp;#183; Snapshots from Milan Fashion Week &amp;amp;#183; Report: Hedi Slimane to helm Yves Saint Laurent as creative director Photos: Fairchild Archives "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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