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Paris Fashion Week 2022: Christian Dior combines ‘beauty and protection’ with Maria Grazia Chiuri’s hi-tech reworking of the label’s classic Bar jacket striking a timely chord
STORYAgence France-Presse
- Dior’s timely collection includes tops that look like bulletproof vests as ‘the world was already at war’ according to artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri
- ‘Covid was another form of war’ Chiuri says, as the French house presents a sombre show in front of celebrities including Rihanna and Blackpink’s Jisoo
Dior’s show at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday struck a sombre tone – with designer Maria Grazia Chiuri putting her focus on combining “beauty and protection” – sadly apt for a time of war.
The collection was put together long before the Russian military began bombarding Ukraine last week.
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But with Dior’s models sporting a range of protective gear – from shoulder pads to airbag corsets to tops that looked distinctly like bulletproof vests – it was hard not to think of the news from Eastern Europe.
Even before the Ukraine conflict, “the world was already at war”, said Chiuri, Dior’s artistic director for women, ahead of the show.
Covid was another form of war. We have all experienced some very difficult months. There is a lot of reflection, in these difficult times, about how to combine beauty, aesthetics and protection
The 58-year-old Italian designer said her latest creations were aimed at finding technical solutions that can be more functional for women’s bodies.
They included a hi-tech reworking of Christian Dior’s most iconic creation, the Bar jacket.
