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Grace Wales Bonner x Dior

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    Wales Bonner inspects a Dior Bar jacket in the maison’s archive

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    Looking through archival imagery

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    Samples of weaving and stitching techniques used by Wales Bonner in her work

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    The initial fitting for Wales Bonner’s interpretation of the bar jacket

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    The designer adjusts the trim

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    Materials used to bring Wales Bonner’s pieces to life

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    Before being made in satin, both the jacket and skirt were rendered in toile