Dior under Chiuri has become bigger, more profitable, and more high profile than ever before, at the same time as becoming more radical and values-driven. Its lady Dior and book tote fly out of glitzy airport boutiques while the feminist artist Judy Chicago stars in advertising campaigns.
Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence wear fairytale Dior gowns on the red carpet, while catwalk collections are constructed around deep-dive narratives of the ways women of colour have been overlooked in fashion history. It feels contradictory - and yet it seems to be working. Fashion reflects the world we live in, after all, and the 21st century is nothing if not confusing.
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