Considering the beautiful weather, it was a pleasant surprise to discover that the Dior Fall 2017 Couture show would be featured outside on a raised platform in front of Paris’s Hotel des Invalides.
Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
At a glance, the set looked like something of a zoo, with larger-than-life puzzle-formation animals – an alligator, elephant, giraffe, and hawk, among others.
The set of Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
The set of Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
The set of Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
They beckoned guests, which included Canadian singer Céline Dion, to their seats that wound through cacti and burnt orange-colored sand.
Maria Grazia Chiuri sought inspiration from the countries of the world and heroic women who contributed to exploring far-off places, like American aviator Amelia Earhart. The show featured a slew of Dior gray looks in wool that referenced the House’s 70-year heritage. Indeed, that evening, guests would explore the Dior 70th anniversary exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs museum. The show notes shared that Chiuri was inspired by a 1953 map by French artist Albert Decaris; an etch of five continents that traces Dior’s expansion through the world. It was a show for the reserved intello and the subdued looks mirrored this.
Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
Arab customers will expect grandeur when seeking out their couture purchases. Dior didn’t disappoint, with an evening dress embroidered with lace-effect muted gold feather leaves, inspired by a design titled “Baghdad,” from the Spring 1958 collection and worn by model Adwoa Aboah.
Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
A strapless rich velvet plum gown was a nod to the “Syria” design from the Fall 1951 collection.
Dior Haute Couture Fall 2017. Courtesy of Dior
