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The Dior Ball
Fascinated since childhood by the magic of masquerades, Christian Dior constantly drew inspiration from the grand balls of the 20th century.
“Such parties are genuine works of art.”
Enchanted parentheses and moments when the imaginary embraces reality, these dreamlike parties offered, in the eyes of the couturier, an opportunity to don extraordinary costumes and transform oneself into the Phantom of Venice or the King of beasts.
Christian Dior in his king of the Animals costume for the Kings and Queens ball thrown by Count Étienne de Beaumont in Paris, 1949
Keystone-France / Gamma RaphoThese suspended moments in time for which he designed dazzling silhouettes, Bal vénitien, Nuit de château, Mille et une nuits and Ardente evoke a joyful procession that is added to, season after season, by the sublime creations of his successors.
As a tribute to this passion, Maria Grazia Chiuri celebrated her first haute couture collection with a sumptuous masked ball in the gardens of the Rodin Museum. This historic location was also the backdrop to the scenography of the Dior Spring‑Summer 2020 Haute Couture collection, made up of monumental pieces designed by Judy Chicago in response to the question, “What if Women Ruled the World?” By creating this dialogue with the famous American feminist artist, the Creative Director of Dior womenswear reaffirmed her ambition to think of fashion as a space that opens up new conversations linked to contemporary challenges and contexts.
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The room of wonders
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The Dior Ball
Fascinated since childhood by the magic of masquerades, Christian Dior constantly drew inspiration from the grand balls of the 20th century.
“Such parties are genuine works of art.”
Enchanted parentheses and moments when the imaginary embraces reality, these dreamlike parties offered, in the eyes of the couturier, an opportunity to don extraordinary costumes and transform oneself into the Phantom of Venice or the King of beasts.
Christian Dior in his king of the Animals costume for the Kings and Queens ball thrown by Count Étienne de Beaumont in Paris, 1949
Keystone-France / Gamma RaphoThese suspended moments in time for which he designed dazzling silhouettes, Bal vénitien, Nuit de château, Mille et une nuits and Ardente evoke a joyful procession that is added to, season after season, by the sublime creations of his successors.
As a tribute to this passion, Maria Grazia Chiuri celebrated her first haute couture collection with a sumptuous masked ball in the gardens of the Rodin Museum. This historic location was also the backdrop to the scenography of the Dior Spring‑Summer 2020 Haute Couture collection, made up of monumental pieces designed by Judy Chicago in response to the question, “What if Women Ruled the World?” By creating this dialogue with the famous American feminist artist, the Creative Director of Dior womenswear reaffirmed her ambition to think of fashion as a space that opens up new conversations linked to contemporary challenges and contexts.