6 things to take away from the Dior Spring / Summer 2022 show
Paris Fashion Week is officially back! After several seasons disrupted by the health crisis, houses have had to reinvent themselves to present their collections through digital platforms or during shows with ultra-small audiences. But now physical shows are finally back. The most impressive of them? That of Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior, organized for spring-summer 2022 at the Jardin des Tuileries. At the heart of a scenography reminiscent of the Goose Game, the models moved from box to box like pawns, dressed in the new Dior collection imagined by the Italian artistic director, whose inspiration comes straight from the era Marc Bohan and the 60s.
Zoom in on the 6 things to remember from the Dior Spring / Summer 2022 show!
Each Dior show has its spectacular scenography. After calling on Eva Jospin for her fall-winter 2021-2022 haute couture show, Maria Grazia Chiuri turned to artist Anna Paparatti, renowned for her games that question the rules of art and life. The podium was thus envisioned as a kind of Goose Game, where each model passed from box to box to finally land on number 1. Maria Grazia Chiuri wanted the artist to design the scenography of the show, called Le Jeu du non-sense, as a "game of the absurd" reflecting the spirit of her various works.
The Dior Spring / Summer 2022 show set in figures:
- 150 automatic projectors to illuminate the decor, visuals and mannequins
- 97 modules totaling 1000 m3 of volume for the hand painted reproduction of the game of snakes and ladders
- 10km of motants to structure the entire decor
- 30 visuals representing 300 m2 of reproductions of hand-painted works
- 50x50x10m structure built above the fountain at the end of Place de la Concorde in the Jardin des Tuileries
- 50km of electric cables
The Sixties look
The primary influence of this spring-summer 2022 collection? The Sixties and its pop accents, which we can now imagine perfectly worn by the new generation of fashion cool kids. With this flashback bordering on the color block, Maria Grazia Chiuri operates a 360° turn from her previous collections for the house, by introducing a pop color palette, from apple green to fuchsia through yellow and Orange. Celebrating the return to life after an extended pandemic, the designer revisits the aesthetic of Marc Bohan, artistic director of the house from 1961 to 1989.
Tribute to Marc Bohan
If the New Look silhouette imagined by Christian Dior has changed the face of ready-to-wear for women forever, that of Marc Bohan called Slim Look and unveiled in 1961, just after his appointment, is not to be outdone. Maria Grazia Chiui thus wished to explore this long period of history, during which the press wrote about this collection: " It completely changes fashion, just like the New Look did in 19471. "
On the sidelines of the show, the artistic director will also highlight Marc Bohan's "female gaze" as he envisioned his collections and demonstrated incredible avant-garde in the 1960s. "He was in contact with women. Like Niki de Saint Phalle, Sonia Delaunay, women I would have loved to meet in my life. I am fascinated by those around him. We must not forget that he had daughters and that his vision of fashion was aimed at new generations. He introduced ready-to-wear with Miss Dior, sport, Baby Dior. He had a completely different attitude in the history of the brand ", underlines Maria Grazia Chiuri.
The sporty silhouette
About the allure with sporty vibes introduced by Marc Bohan, the Italian designer unveils a selection of ready-to-fight silhouettes - no pun intended - made up of oversized nylon boxers, flocked with the words "Dior Vibe", associated with a sporty top, as well as long parkas-style coats, teddys or men's shirts. A look that confirms the designer's desire to be part of ever more comfortable fashion, both in terms of volumes and the choice of materials.
Glamour, interpreted for a post-pandemic era
Tributes to the legendary evenings of the Palace in Paris, widely frequented by the fashion world of its time, but also to the famous Roman Piper Club, a huge, colorful place, emblem of freedom, the sequins of this collection sign the back from the party, after more than a year without a night club. Dresses, laced boots, and skirts are dressed in glitters to shine until the end of the night.
The starry front row
Hollywood star Rosamund Pike, influencer Chiara Ferragni, Deva Cassel, Elizabeth Debicki, Jisoo von Blackpink, or Jenna Coleman, seen in the series The Serpent alongside Tahar Rahim on Netflix… Many stars made the trip to attend the Dior show, and this after almost two years of absence for some of them.
