We Should All Be Feminists
Ready-to-Wear Spring-Summer 2017
Look 43 was one of the highlights of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first fashion show for the House’s Ready-to-Wear collection, which was presented on 30 September 2016.
This look was a direct reference to the iconic Bar suit from Christian Dior’s very first collection in 1947, which revolutionized fashion at the time.
She did, however, give this look a contemporary twist with the addition of a T-shirt which read “We Should All Be Feminists”, based on the eponymous work published in 2015 by the feminist writer and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman to be in charge of the House’s women’s collections, is dedicated to the affirmation of a modern femininity.
Maria Grazia Chiuri kept the spirit of the House alive through the presentation in her Haute Couture collections of several Bar suits and jackets with evocative names, such as Rêve infini, Voyage de l’âme and Double rêve. They were all inspired by the House’s iconic garment, both in terms of cut and colors.
“Memory becomes the driving force behind a new story that turns the House’s sampler on its head to then transpose it into shapes and cuts that reflect the silhouettes, the dreams and desires of today’s women.”
Indeed, in order to fulfil the wishes of the women of today, the lines were simplified, the heels almost disappeared, the make-up and hairstyles became lighter, while still embodying the elegance of the house of Dior.
© Laziz Hamani
