dior releases famous ‘designer of dreams’ exhibition online

as the world responds to pandemic that is coronavirus, dior has made its christian dior: designer of dreams exhibition available to view online.originally held at paris’ musée des arts décoratifs from 2017 to 2018, and the following year at the V&A in london, the exhibit follows the evolution of christian dior, from post-war paris to the present day.

images courtesy of the V&A

‘there is no other country in the world, besides my own, whose way of life i like so much. I love english traditions, english politeness, english architecture. I even love english cooking’,  says christian dior.

following the evolution of the french fashion house, it includes christian dior’s ‘new look’ era of elegance and celebrates its iconic creative directors. dior has documented the making of the exhibition, and has also organised a virtual tour with a documentary on the house’s youtube channel and a series of archival posts on instagram. it sees müller tour dior’s archives, details the house’s history and reveals some of its most iconic fashions.

‘the bar suit is an icon, not just of dior, but in the history of couture and fashion,’ müller says. ‘it is very rare in fashion to have such a definitive break, a revolution brought into play with one collection.’

 

 

 

 

 

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Un post condiviso da Dior Official (@dior) in data: 14 Apr 2020 alle ore 9:00 PDT

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