In the middle of the Val-de-Grâce park in Paris stands a large white cube with the Dior logo. Within the said cube is reproduced the villa of Les Rhumbs de Granville (Normandy), the birthplace of Christian Dior, with the sea in the background and wings of flowers of all colors surrounding the grass-covered podium. Across the road, a replica of Charleston Cottage in Sussex, once owned by Bloomsbury Group artist Duncan Grant.
Two references close to the heart of British Kim Jones, artistic director of Dior men’s collections. “This spring-summer 2023 is a continuation of the previous show and a conversation with the heritage of the house whose 75th anniversary we are celebrating.e birthdayexplains the designer. From a biographical point of view, the similarities between the lives of Christian Dior and Duncan Grant are striking. In particular, this attachment to rural life. So I mixed it up with walking, fishing and…
Source: Le Figaro
