10-word show review: A captivating collection that embodies both strength and beauty.
Designer: Maria Grazia Chiuri
Location: Jardin des Tuileries
The vision: A series of beautiful house classics (barely there dresses, blazers nipped at the waist, and pleated skirts in a dozen) awashed in black opened the Dior spring/summer 2024. What was charming this season fell on the treatment to the fabrics—from unfinished hems and denims that looked they are unearthed from the grounds right down to sweaters and dresses that had a deliberate tatter to them, as if they were left out to age in the woods. An inspiration that was perhaps influenced by the work of Italian anthropologist Michela Zucca. Colours were kept minimal on a spectrum, including that of an aged mocha, while blooms and celestial imageries came to life through the use of metallic threads in the embroidery as seen on trench coats and full skirts.
The vibe: If there is a brand that holds steadfast to the idea of empowering women season after season, in the landscape of creativity with the ability to embody just that, it has to be Dior. For spring/summer 2024, Maria Grazia Chiuri invited Italian visual artist Elena Bellantoni to design the set: a pop art spectacle of kitschy paper collage and flashy bold slogans, that read “I don’t belong to anyone else/Your body is poetic/Your body is political” projected across the entire show space—all to challenge the idiosyncrasies of a being a woman in these current times. While all of that was rallying for an emotion, it didn’t quite translate to the actual show that was actually really beautiful.
What to shop from this collection: The shirts with the lobbed off sleeves (Look 9) were definitely the star of the show as it added an unspoken allure to the entire collection while my personal favourite has to be the glossy biker jacket of a boxy cut, which now sees a row of stars running down both sleeves (Look 34). Then, there were those sheeny combat boots with the back facing buckles, lending an edge to the entire ensemble when styled against flimsy crochet or fishnet dresses (Look 48), which reinforced Chiuri’s clear strength—that her Dior woman would never be too rough around the edges.
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