{"id":28495,"date":"2021-07-06T09:22:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T23:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=196471"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:09:15","slug":"christian-dior-haute-couture-autumn-winter-2021","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/christian-dior-haute-couture-autumn-winter-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Dior&#8217;s First In-Person Runway Show Is A Love Letter To Artisans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dior Autumn-Winter 2021-2022 Haute Couture Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CBp5j4jMTM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a testament to how unrelenting the international fashion calendar is that Maria Grazia Chiuri is today presenting her second major runway collection for<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/yara-shahidi-dior-ambassador\/\"> Dior<\/a> in as many weeks. Late last month, she took to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens to <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/dior-cruise-2022\/\">present a remarkably extravagant Cruise 2022 collection.<\/a> Now, in July, she is back in Paris for Couture Fashion Week, showcasing Christian Dior\u2019s Haute Couture Fall \/ Winter 2021-2022 collection. There\u2019s a marked difference that has taken place in that fortnight: the presence of a front row.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, after more than 14 months of socially distanced, digitally streamed runways, the French maison has welcomed an IRL crowd again. How to celebrate such a milestone moment? For Chiuri, the answer was obvious: a celebration of tactility. The walls of the temporary structure erected in the garden of the Mus\u00e8e Rodin were lined with intricate embroidery, designed by the artist Eva Josplin and created by Chanakyua School of Craft, an Indian institution that supports women\u2019s financial empowerment through traditional craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196483\" style=\"width: 3195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1327162453.jpg\" alt=\"Dior\" width=\"3195\" height=\"4793\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2021\/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 05, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That focus on materials\u2014touchability, as well as wearability\u2014continued throughout the collection. There were cosy, voluminous tweed capes (worn with matching tweed caps, naturally), intricate floral murals printed on silk separates, cropped velvet Bar Jackets, hand-braided silk evening gowns, and dramatically pleated dresses. The shoes were either delicate netted slip-ons, or chunky laser-cut leather brogues, or knee-skimming tweed boots. Each piece was a love letter to the craftsmanship of artisans\u2014many of whom found their livelihood decimated by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>As for the aforementioned front row? It was jam-packed with Dior muses. Cara Delevingne was there, as were Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Suki Waterhouse, and Florence Pugh. \u201cI think for the people working around the tables at our ateliers again, there was a different, incredible kind of energy in working towards this show,\u201d Chiuri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/fashion-shows\/fall-2021-couture\/christian-dior\" target=\"_blank\">said in a post-show interview<\/a>. Which is shorthand for: fashion shows are back, baby! May we never lose them again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196485\" style=\"width: 3608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1327161809.jpg\" alt=\"Dior\" width=\"3608\" height=\"5412\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2021\/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 05, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196487\" style=\"width: 3371px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1327156713.jpg\" alt=\"Dior\" width=\"3371\" height=\"5057\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2021\/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 05, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196488\" style=\"width: 3319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1327156581.jpg\" alt=\"Dior\" width=\"3319\" height=\"4979\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chai Maximus walks the runway during the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2021\/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 05, 2021 in Paris, France. 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