Maria Grazia Chiuri fuses two metropolises by combining New York City-inspired prints with Parisian tailoring.
Dior’s Pre-Fall 2024 collection proves that Maria Grazia Chiuri has stayed true to the classic and clean-cut style that Dior is known and revered for. The entire collection consisted of black and neutral garments with various city motifs on the skirts and dresses. Some of the all-black pieces featured leather or animal prints, making the collection representative of a minimalist yet eclectic feel that is very typical of New York City. The black leather Aviator jumpsuit was particularly chic as it was simple, sleek, versatile, and extremely high-end. Another notable look included a windbreaker with an American flag printed on it. The garment demonstrated the inspiration that this collection drew from American style and culture. The fringed flapper dresses at the end were perhaps an homage to the international spirit that Grazia Chiuri wanted to convey through these fashion looks.
The show, which took place at the Brooklyn Museum, marked the second time the brand has collaborated with the museum, the first being in 2021 when the museum presented an exhibition titled “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams.” The 2021 edition explored the fashion house’s rich 70-year history through a series of garments, sketches, and other artifacts that shed light on the influence of New York City on Christian Dior and his designs.
“I think it’s a long-standing relationship. In any case, New York, Paris, Milan are all fashion cities. Now there are also important cities, but especially for my generation because we’re talking about a generation, New York is the city,” Chiuri told WWD.
For this collection, Chiuri decided to explore Christian Dior’s legacy and overarching goal of dressing women through a female lens. The looks presented in this collection were a tribute to Christian Dior’s longtime friend, Marlene Dietrich. For many of the looks, Chiuri took inspiration from Dietrich and her highly individualistic style, which combined many aesthetic elements.
“I like the way she dresses and there are no rules about clothes. She experiments between sportswear , between men's and women's," Chiuri said in the same interview with WWD.
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