Dior Presents Its Spring/Summer 2023 Collection at Paris Fashion Week

Lindsay Judge   |   28-09-2022

Dior kicked off a week of events in Paris with its Spring/Summer 2023 presentation.

 

Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri the collection is about opening up room for the creative imagination.

 

Chiuri was inspired by an image of a map which was featured on a Dior scarf from the early 1950s. The image represents how she traces her own path and is featured as a print across a number of looks.

 

 

She also took inspiration from the Tuileries Gardens created according to Catherine de Medici’s wishes. Medici was an Italian noblewoman who arrived at the French court in 1533, she is an emblematic figure of the relationship between women and power, and Maria Grazia Chiuri is fascinated by her political intelligence and the innovations she pioneered.

 

 

She was one of the first to wear heeled shoes, she wore corsets and Burano lace, all of which could be seen throughout the Spring/Summer 2023 collection. Many of these items as well as others such as the guêpière, which was adopted by royal manufacturers are key elements of the cross-generation collection.

 

 

Contemporary craftsmanship also revisits an ancestral tradition: raffia coats adorned with floral and bird motifs are enhanced by a scenography designed by artist Eva Jospin that reinvents Baroque grottos.

 

 

Throughout the show, a duo of dancers and choreographers Irme and Marne van Opstal put on an impressive performance striking a stunning balance between the beautiful and the disconcerting, mystery and virtuosity. A fascinating collective energy exploring the multiple facets of feminine power.

 

See more of the collection below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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