Italian designer Chiuri revisits the past in possible Dior farewell
Haute Couture Week opened in Paris this week with Schiaparelli’s traditional show and what may have been Maria Grazia Chiuri’s final collection for Dior. Both fashion houses looked to the past for inspiration, while speculation over major designer moves continues.
Dior’s Spring-Summer 2025 collection drew on "the creativity of past centuries" and aimed "to disrupt the order of time," according to show notes.
Models with Mohawk-inspired hairstyles, their braids woven with feathers, walked the runway in draped skirts, short crinolines, lace, long fringes and capes resembling flower petals.
Trapeze dresses and coats were also featured, inspired by the silhouette designed by Yves Saint Laurent for Dior in 1958.
The show in the gardens of the Rodin Museum was attended by a star-studded audience, including former model and singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, American actors Pamela Anderson and Anya Taylor-Joy and French actress Camille Cottin.
Rumours have been swirling for months that British designer Jonathan Anderson might leave Loewe to take the reins at Dior, with both brands owned by French powerhouse LVMH.
The speculation has been fuelled by Anderson's absence from recent Fashion Weeks in Milan, Paris, and London.
Luxury slowdown
LVMH is set to announce its annual results on Tuesday, figures the industry and analysts will pore over for evidence of how much a global slowdown in the luxury sector has hurt the business.
(with AFP)
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