Paris Haute Couture Week: Dior paid homage to Ukraine with an embroidery-rich autumn/winter 2022-23 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri, riffing on Eastern European designs

Jul 5 , 2022

Models present creations from the autumn/winter 2022-23 haute couture collection for fashion house Dior by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 4. Photo: EPA-EFE

Paris Fashion Week’s haute couture events kicked off with Dior’s runway show, which focused on craftsmanship – though certain Renaissance styles seemed reminiscent of Valentino

Celebrities such as Naomi Watts and Sigourney Weaver took in the earthy tones, shimmering fabric and bishop’s sleeves at the Left Bank Rodin Museum

Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris’ four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday, July 4.

Instead of glitz and glamour, craftsmanship took centre stage for the autumn/winter 2022-23 haute couture collection of Christian Dior during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 4. Photo: Xinhua

The set, from Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofymenko, was the starting point for designer Maria Grazia Chiuri who returned this season to the atelier’s needle-and-thread. Dior said the embroidery-rich collection riffed on Eastern European styles that was also a message of cultural dialogue and support.

Earthy tones were abundant in the autumn/winter 2022-2023 haute couture collection of Christian Dior shown during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 4. Photo: Xinhua

A pared-down vibe greeted guest celebrities including Naomi Watts and Sigourney Weaver inside a perfumed annex of the Left Bank Rodin Museum.

Images of traditional embroidery and floral paintings by Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofymenko not only adorned the runway, but also inspired the autumn/winter 2022-23 haute couture collection for fashion house Dior by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, July 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE

A close-up of the embroidery work on a black-and-white creation from the autumn/winter 2022-23 haute couture collection for fashion house Dior by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri presented during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, July 4. Photo: EPA-EFE

Dior’s famous atelier spurned its sequinned flash to bring craftsmanship centre stage this autumn for an organic display of earthy toned gowns and the occasional muted shimmer.

A tartan design from the autumn/winter 2022-2023 haute couture collection of Christian Dior during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 4. Photo: Xinhua

The embroidery-rich autumn/winter 2022-2023 haute couture collection of Christian Dior, presented during the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 4, riffed on Eastern European clothing designs. Photo: Xinhua