Christmas is a surreal time of year and so it is only natural that the Dior for Printemps Holiday 2012 ad campaign use a bit of that fantasy to help sell their latest designs. Of course, it is no Christmas in France without a little Parisian flair. Prim and proper with a daring streak of red, the outfits showcased in the print ad will have every woman rewriting their letters to Santa as soon as they lay eyes on them.
The Dior for Printemps Holiday 2012 ad campaign was shot by Mario Testino, who used the Printemps flagship store and the Eiffel Tower as the backdrop. It stars models Carolyn Murphy and Sui He, who were styled Carine Roitfeld.
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The Dior for Printemps Holiday 2012 Campaign is Festively Surreal
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