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Feminism Takes Center Stage at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior

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    “Of course she’s my muse,” says Maria Grazia Chiuri of Rachele, 20. Mother and daughter pause for a portrait the day after Chiuri’s Dior debut.

    Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman

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    In a nod to house founder Christian Dior’s mysticism, Chiuri embellished frothy party frocks with tarot-inspired symbols (seen here on the cotton candy–tressed models Fernanda Ly, left, and Lineisy Montero in the salon historique of M. Dior).

    Background: Christian Bérard © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

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    Montero wears a diaphanous Dior pleated top paired with frayed-hem denim for a white-hot effect.

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    A Dior T-shirt emblazoned with the title of a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk captures the spirit of Chiuri’s vision.

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    Behind the scenes at Chiuri’s premiere collectsion.

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    Backstage, model May Bell, in a Dior metallic peekaboo dress, with her sister the model Ruth Bell, in the collectsion’s fencing-inspired look.

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    Chiuri drew from the rich archive of both M. Dior and his successors, reworking John Galliano’s “J’Adore” into “J’Adior” on elastic bands and elsewhere.

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    Chiuri’s structured logo-centric crossbody aims to be the next It-bag.

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    In Dior dresses, the new Miss Diors—models Grace Hartzel, Imaan Hammam, and Fernanda Ly—snack on macarons.

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    Grace Hartzel reimagines the lady in red in a Dior pleated midiskirt and matching biker jacket.

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    Kitten-heel slingbacks are decorated with Chiuri’s playful J’ADIOR bands.

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    Models Grace Elizabeth and Taylor Hill in head-to-toe Dior.

    In this story:
    Hair: Teddy Charles; Makeup: Mark Carrasquillo
    Tailor: Karol Cholet
    Manicure: Lorandy
    Set Design: Fabienne Eisenstein for Lalaland Artists
    Produced by PRODn Paris for Art + Commerce