THE ROAST OF CHRISTIAN DIOR HAUTE COUTURE SPRING SUMMER 2018

"How do you solve a problem like Maria?" A classic line from The Sound of Music, but really asks a very good question about how long Maria Grazia Chirui will last at Dior. With rumors whisper that she will be leaving the house, should this have been a better collection? Fortunately, she shows a few pieces worthy of praise and a glimmer of hope, but is it good enough? Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautelemode/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HauteLeMode Tumblr: http://hautelemode.tumblr.com Music: https://soundcloud.com/user-817107625/isodoped Show Notes: SURREALIST COUTURE This afternoon, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Artistic Director of the House, presented her haute couture spring-summer 2018 collection in the gardens of the Musée Rodin in Paris. Discover the press dossier. “Only the inevitable theatricality of my life interests me.” — Leonor Fini The history of haute couture is intimately linked with the history of modern art. The couturier is an artist unto himself and the word “atelier” designates equally the studio of an artist or that of a designer. But any artist’s true “studio” is his or her spirit. It’s in this dimension, located somewhere between dream and reality, or imagination and realization, that Maria Grazia Chiuri, the Artistic Director of the House’s women’s collections, pursues her research and explorations. Because haute couture is a dream of fashion. It’s a place where there are no limits to pushing boundaries and experimenting with techni