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It is in the heart of the bamboo forest that the House of Dior kicks off the week of fashion shows in Paris. A luminous setting for a resolutely feminine fashion show, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s tribute to Marc Bohan, couturier of the House of Dior in the 1960s.
It’s on drums Requiem for a bunch By Serge Gainsbourg, the Dior fashion show opens with bamboo decor. an invitation to travel, the stage design of which is signed by Indian artist Shakuntala Kulkarni, who explores and questions the female body and its relationship with different spaces.
For the event, he envisioned About bodies, armor and cagesinstallation of rattan sculptures, magnificent armor that echoes the photographs printed on his video walls Julos in which he acts as a warrior protected by helmet and rattan elements; a way for the artist to question women’s freedom. This was exactly what artistic director Marc Bohan had in mind when he conceived Miss Dior, the house’s first ready-to-wear line, in 1967.
Fresh butter color
In 1967, Marc Bohan took fashion out of the workshop to conquer the world; It is this important year in the history of Dior that highlights Maria Grazia Chiuri through this Fall-Winter 2024-2025 collection. Her fashions are easy to wear, fresh, young and wildly cheerful, like the microbead fringes that dance around the bottoms of fresh buttery skirts. And the silhouettes of the current artistic director make you dress quickly and well, with elegance, as much as you want to dance on the tables.
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On parade: banana buns of the time, flat boots, small shoes decorated with gold pearls on the heels, trenches, leopard print jacket, short skirt and three-hole dresses; easy to wear but with this. I don’t know what from very desirable back to smiling feminine. On I love you too by Gainsbourg, written for Brigitte Bardot in 1967, followed by a series of netted dresses and blouses that reflected the sartorial freedom of the late 1960s; it’s sexy, subtle and very couture.
Those who came to attend this female manifesto must praise the collection, from Jisoo to Jennifer Lawrence, including Natalie Portman, Rosalia, Letizia Casta, Elisabeth Debicki or Juliet Armanet… Not forgetting the athletes of the upcoming Olympic Games: Marie Patouille, Sarah Balzer , Estelle Moseley.
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Source: Le Figaro
