Baroque crinolines and pumps: Dior pays homage to a 16th century muse during a fashion show in Paris
"Many young people hate fashion," said Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, backstage at her big show in the Tuileries Gardens which opened Paris Fashion Week.< /p>
"They hate fashion because for them brands are part of an establishment system that represents power," she added, in an assessment insider of an eye-catching frankness on the problematic status of fashion. Such candor is rare from the titans of an industry where maintaining appearances is paramount. But Chiuri's strategy for increasing Dior's relevance has been to tackle issues — from cultural appropriation to liability owed by fashion profiteers to a global workforce of garment workers — on which fashion week usually prefers to turn a blind eye.
Crinolines and fitted skirts, high ankle boots with baroque curved heels, rich layers of lace fixed by satin ribbons and long his delicate gloves made up a fashion show in homage to Dior Jr.'s muse of the sea, Catherine de Médicis. "She was a woman who truly understood the power of fashion to impress its power on everyone around her," Chiuri said. “She talked about fashion as a show of power. It's very interesting for me, because I'm part of a generation for whom fashion is about being free," added the 58-year-old designer.
"But the history of fashion is very close to the history of power. And now when I go to fashion schools, because I'm from a big brand, I find that part of the younger generation hates what it represents, because they associate the fashion system with power ."
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"Many young people hate fashion," said Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, backstage at her big show in the Tuileries Gardens which opened Paris Fashion Week.< /p>
"They hate fashion because for them brands are part of an establishment system that represents power," she added, in an assessment insider of an eye-catching frankness on the problematic status of fashion. Such candor is rare from the titans of an industry where maintaining appearances is paramount. But Chiuri's strategy for increasing Dior's relevance has been to tackle issues — from cultural appropriation to liability owed by fashion profiteers to a global workforce of garment workers — on which fashion week usually prefers to turn a blind eye.
Crinolines and fitted skirts, high ankle boots with baroque curved heels, rich layers of lace fixed by satin ribbons and long his delicate gloves made up a fashion show in homage to Dior Jr.'s muse of the sea, Catherine de Médicis. "She was a woman who truly understood the power of fashion to impress its power on everyone around her," Chiuri said. “She talked about fashion as a show of power. It's very interesting for me, because I'm part of a generation for whom fashion is about being free," added the 58-year-old designer.
"But the history of fashion is very close to the history of power. And now when I go to fashion schools, because I'm from a big brand, I find that part of the younger generation hates what it represents, because they associate the fashion system with power ."
De Medici was one of the first to adopt high-heeled shoes...
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