This Tuesday, Dior presented an interpretation of the assertive and rebellious woman, who rejects clichés and reaffirms her independence and disagreement with patriarchy, at the French brand's show at Paris Fashion Week.
Under a monumental and enveloping set designed by the Italian artist Ellena Bellantoni, which displayed images and messages with clichés about women on giant LED screens, the spring-summer 2024 collection sought to "explore the relationship between femininity and feminism," Dior said in release.
In front of luxury guests such as Rosalía, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, creative director Maria Grazhia Chiuri's collection showed long garments, dresses and floor-length or mid-calf skirts, often with transparencies or lingerie lace.
Black dominated pants, skirts and jackets, with white shirts and blouses. Although there were also some all-white outfits. And several black garments had a color gradient in gray tones at one end.
There were many garments that showed loose strips and fringes, sometimes simulating tears, in a sought-after deconstruction that often left the right shoulder uncovered.
Other outfits were straight and angular, masculine-inspired, even with wide shoulder pads. The firm's typical tailored suits appeared with mid-calf length skirts.
The creations "show a medieval style, an architectural silhouette, where the jacket seeks to be masculine," Dior added. And another series of sets offered coats and skirts with a reinterpretation of Dior's famous "thousand flowers" print, in black on a brown background, or in white on a very dark ocher.
Everything, in general, very spacious and comfortable, like the footwear. Low-heeled or flat shoes dominated here, often attached to gladiator-style straps, although there were also biker boots with a robust aesthetic and thick soles.
The collection is aimed at "all those rebels who have reaffirmed their independence in the face of a masculine world and who have challenged the system," Dior added.
