Dior Cruise 2023 Collection: The magic of Seville combined with Parisian esprit
Cruise Collections have now established themselves as the highlights of the summer. The shows are magnificent spectacles embedded in the respective holiday vision of the house. And so Maria-Grazia Chiuri also presented her current vision, which - as you can see in the video - draws us to Spain, in particular to Seville.
Let's start with the classic accessory: the fan. This magical item was created for the show in collaboration with the atelier of Abanicos Carbonelli.
But this is far from the only cross-over Christian Dior made here. The liturgy of the Catholic mass, which is particularly celebrated here, also inspired Dior's chief designer, who included the craft of Orfebrería Ramos in her Cruise Collection 2023. Ramos is known for his special metalworking, which is mainly used for decorative, religious objects. To pay tribute to Monsieur Dior, there was the Granville Rose.
For this collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri chose to reinterpret two classic hat shapes emblematic of the equestrian wardrobe of the Spanish riding school. This was produced by Atelier Fernández y Roche. The creations were inspired by a photograph showing Jackie Kennedy on horseback and the Duchess of Alba in riding clothes.
Dior bows to the Spanish leather tradition
A reinterpretation of the Cordoba leather tradition came when Chiuri initiated a collaboration between artists Pietro Ruffo and Daniel López-Obrero Carmona. The latter translated the Roman designer's work for the défilé onto several painted leather panels covering a chest for Andalusian saddles and riding equipment. The artisan's work was also used to decorate a number of bags in the collection.
And what better way to do this at Dior than with the resurrected Saddle Bag, which has risen with cult status from its 2000s revival in recent years, citing John Galliano's era at Dior? For this, they collaborated with Javier Menacho Guisado. Embroideries of a strictly limited Lady Dior Bag were produced with the Atelier Jesús Rosado. Incidentally, this atelier is not known for fashion, but for its liturgical reference. The atelier produces fabrics that are used in religious ceremonies. A "holy grail" that Dior has virtually tapped into here.
