Fall 2025 Ready-To-Wear Show
The reality of a building is defined by its interior space, its living space, the space we inhabit; the same applies to architecture as to fashion
...Looks
Harmonies
At the convergence of tradition and excellence, the looks conceived by Maria Grazia Chiuri for the Dior Fall 2025 collection express the fundamental symbiosis linking French tailoring savoir-faire and the principles specific to kimonon construction. Playing with lengths, as well as effects of volume and texture, the jackets embody this alchemical encounter. The impulse is also found, however, in the wrap-around pants that drape the silhouette with precision
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© Yuki Kumagai
Art Of Detail
Prolonging the lexicon of the collection, the shoes thought up by Maria Grazia Chiuri subtly punctuate the looks. Ballerinas are enhanced with ribbons that delicately highlight the ankle, or are transformed into flexible boots that magnify the allure. Revisited, the sandals are embellished with braided leather, or sometimes feature a thick (wooden) sole reminiscent of Japanese geta
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© Yuki Kumagai
Backstage
© Houmi Sakata
Reinvented Heritage
© Sawa Vaughters
In homage to the Japanese headdresses she creates with infinite virtuosity, Sawa Vaughters has reinterpreted the traditional kasa hat for this collection, an accessory deeply rooted in Japanese history and heritage.
Inspired by the print of the Japanese Garden ensemble dreamed up for spring-summer 1953 by Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri invited kimono dyeing master Tabata Kihachi to revisit the cherry blossom design, allowing the captivating timelessness of Kyo-Yuzen to shine forth.
© Tabata
© Fukuda
Perpetuating and reinventing Japanese textile heritage for three generations, the plural beauty of artisanship comes alive in the complex dyes with bewitching shades created by the Fukuda family.
A tribute to the ties forged in 1954 between Dior and the Tatsumura Textile ateliers, the looks are sublimated by these emblematic, infinitely precious fabrics, adorned with motifs chosen by the founding-couturier for his models, more than seventy years ago.
© Tatsumura