Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri brings baroque silhouettes to Paris Fashion Week
“I think she was the first that understood the power of fashion,” Chiuri told Reuters in an interview, describing how the 16th-century queen of France had introduced platform heels to raise her petite stature.
Models in wide, bell-shaped hoop skirts, lace shorts and long black coats covered in embroidered flowers paraded through an elaborate grotto structure, carved from layers of cardboard.Built by the artist Eva Jospin, it sat in the center of a temporary structure set up in the Tuileries gardens.
The LVMH-owned label marked the second day of the ready-to-wear shows for Paris Fashion Week, which runs through Oct. 4. De Medici introduced embroidery to the French court, noted Chiuri, who included three-dimensional flowers in raffia and delicate lace lingerie in the collection -- while keeping things modern, using technical fabrics for crinoline skirts and leaving midriffs exposed for many of the looks.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
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