Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2023 Is a Sartorial Celebration of Joséphine Baker

Upon entry to the Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week, guests were met with giant portraits cast on the wall. In collaboration with Mickalene Thomas, exceptional public figures such as Nina Simone, Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and supermodel Naomi Sims had their portraits reimagined into embroideries along the length of the runway. Epitomizing a new pantheon of women, it was a fitting prelude to what was to come. For Maria Grazia Chiuri, each haute couture season serves as an opportunity to explore the complex processes connected… Read Full Article