PFW: At Dior, a Nexus Between History and the Here and Now

Three women held Maria Grazia Chiuri’s unswerving attention when she designed her Fall 2023 collection. Catherine Dior, the sister of the French couturier and French Resistance fighter; Juliette Gréco, the fringe-faced French singer and actress who graced the sets of filmmakers such as Jean Cocteau; and French chanteuse Édith Piaf, whose 1960s hit “Non, je ne regrette rien” plays in the mind at Piaf’s mention and was also emblazoned on T-shirts at the show. Together, they inspired a collection that felt alternatively utilitarian and upbeat; conversant with the women Chiuri wants to dress in Dior now but contextualized by each… Read Full Article