Glittering bonnets by milliner Stephen Jones
and sparkling shoes added to the whimsical collection, on the
first day of Haute Couture Fashion Week, a celebration of an
elite club of high-end designers with one-of-a-kind outfits.
Actresses Felicity Jones and Rachel Brosnahan looked on from the
front row, as the models wove their way through human towers
formed by the troupe of female acrobats.
Polka-dotted skirts and extravagantly beaded bodysuits
contrasted with more subtle looks at the show, with black or
white ruffle necks recalling the melancholic Pierrot, a
fictional love-worn clown.
Standout numbers at the LVMH -owned brand included a gold
pleated evening dress with a Grecian twist.
Dior said in show notes that the circus was a "magical place"
which its eponymous late founder had enjoyed visiting.
"The circus is something that goes around the world and changes
the city when it arrives. It's like fashion week when arriving
in Paris or Milan, it changes the atmosphere," womenswear
designer Maria Grazia Chiuri told journalists.
Haute Couture Week runs until Jan. 24, with grandees of Parisian
fashion like Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier as well as newer
designers such as Julien Fournie and Alexis Mabille set to
present their styles in the run of 30 catwalk shows.
(Reporting by Sarah White and Claudia Wyatt, Editing by
Alexander Smith)
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