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Dior’s star-studded Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week show: Claire Foy, Cara Delevingne and Rosamund Pike admired the brand’s spring/summer 2022 collection

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Models present creations for Dior spring/summer 2022 collection fashion show during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on January 24. Photo: AFP
Models present creations for Dior spring/summer 2022 collection fashion show during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on January 24. Photo: AFP
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

  • Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri highlighted the craftsmanship of Dior’s ateliers with embroidery taking centre stage, embellishing everything from gowns to tights
  • VIPs graced the front row of the Musée Rodin venue amid Paris’ Covid-19 restrictions – although Delevingne failed to wear a mask

The atelier – the workshop of hands – took the Dior centre stage on Monday, January 24 for a refined show on the first day of Paris couture week, which aims to elevate the work of the house’s behind-the-scenes seamstresses.

Stars came out in droves to the Musée Rodin venue, including actress Rosamund Pike and The Crown star Claire Foy, who posed for cameras, exclaiming: “It’s beautiful. I’m in awe.”

Another VIP in attendance, model and actress Cara Delevingne, was criticised for not donning a mask.

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A model presents a creation from Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collections during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua
A model presents a creation from Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collections during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri wanted to show how the craft of the petites mains seamstresses, some of whom have worked in the Dior atelier for decades, was equally important as the art or fashion itself.

Glittering details from the haute couture spring/summer 2022 collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: EPA-EFE
Glittering details from the haute couture spring/summer 2022 collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

This muse was a springboard for a sumptuous and archetypally couture display.

For Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri highlighted the importance of craftsmanship during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua
For Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri highlighted the importance of craftsmanship during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua
A dramatic trench coat-like look from Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua
A dramatic trench coat-like look from Christian Dior’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 24. Photo: Xinhua

A case in point were the teeming white beaded tapestry embroideries gracing a structured ecru wool twill coat. Here, more than ornamental, the chic embroideries actually created the garment’s silhouette through sheer heaviness and swag.