Maria Grazia Chiuri, designer of the Dior fashion house, unveiled, on Tuesday, a spring collection that mixes masculine and feminine styles, including full and open skirts, black nets, jackets with special designs, faded fabrics, unfinished edges, and shirts that reveal one shoulder. .
Chiuri said that she sought to reconsider the stereotypical image of women, as she wanted to update the rules of the ancient fashion house in a contemporary way that allows women to choose what suits them.
The models moved on a dark catwalk against yellow and pink backgrounds displaying artworks designed by Elena Bellantoni, which are advertisements from the 1960s that include caricatures of stereotypes about women’s roles.
“I used yellow and pink, which are the colors used for highlighters, because I wanted to highlight the discourse that has put women in a cage for 70 years,” Bellantoni told reporters.
Chiuri used knitting to lighten the weight of the pleated skirt, and she designed a small pointed heel and turned it into what appears to be a gladiator shoe, with rows of straps that reach the leg but are secured with pearls.
The show featured ivory dresses, a wide denim jacket, and a pleated dress in pale colors, as if it were old, but decorated with embroidered flowers.
“I really like this idea, thinking about how a material can change over time,” said Chiuri, who designed a high-end gown that Queen Camilla wore to a banquet at the Palace of Versailles, during King Charles’ state visit to France last week.
The Dior fashion show, owned by LVMH, witnessed interest from attendees in taking pictures of celebrities, including Jisoo, a member of the Black Pink band, Charlize Theron, Elle Macpherson, and Rosalía.
Dozens of fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes, and Saint Laurent are participating in Paris Fashion Week, which continues until October 3rd.
