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Dior's first woman artistic director, who previously spent
some 17 years at Valentino, took inspiration from labyrinths for
the line on the second day of fashion shows at Paris' Haute
Couture spring/summer 2017 week.
Amid a lush garden setting at the French capital's Rodin museum,
models opened the show in Dior's signature Bar jackets in black,
re-invented into capes with hoods and worn with lace tops,
pleated skirts and wide-leg ankle-length culotte trousers.
The looks were accessorised with black see-through masks,
sometimes formed as butterflies, as well as feather headdresses.
Chiuri also presented a selection of white dresses before moving
onto dream-like frocks in pink, mauve, grey and blue for the
evening.
Flower embroidery adorned the tulle and organza dresses, some of
them strapless, others with spaghetti straps, as did a variety
of tarot symbols and stars. The princess-style gowns came in
ruffled layered styles or with lace decorations.
Models wore necklaces with butterflies or flowers. Flowers
adorned headdresses for the romantic look. There was also a
selection of dark velvet and metallic coloured evening gowns.
"I think that we have to maintain this dreaming idea of couture
but at the same time I don’t want to lose the wearable idea,"
Chiuri told reporters.
"(A) labyrinth is a place where you go inside and it’s also just
a little bit dangerous ... but at the same time you believe that
it’s possible to find a way. I think in some way it represents
my new adventure in couture at Dior."
At her debut ready-to-wear line for Dior in September, Chiuri
showcased an eclectic collection, mixing "sport couture", street
style and fairytales, for the brand looking to appeal to young
fashionistas.
A selection of luxury labels, including Chanel, Giorgio Armani
Prive and Valentino are showing their expensive creations at
Paris Haute Couture Week, which runs until Thursday.
(Reporting by Johnny Cotton; Additional reporting by
Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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