Dior offers pure escapism with fairytale haute couture show
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri moved from her debut’s feminist T-shirts into a fantasy world that heralded a bold new attitude
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Gian Paolo Barbieri. 50 years of beauty captured in fashion photography
GIAN PAOLO BARBIERI. Eye, heart and mind: fifty years of beauty captured in fashion photography Milan, 29 Arts In Progress Gallery – Via San Vittore 13 23 November – 20 December 2016. Famed for the theatricality of his sets, Gian Paolo Barbieri has captured the very essence of fashion photography in all its nuances, from … Read more
Christian Dior gives a masterclass in maturity at Paris haute couture week
Interim designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier give message of unity before widely reported appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri from Valentino
Dior expected to announce its first ever female artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri
The era of Valentino’s intricate romantic designs imagined by co-designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is almost over. Dior’s Creative Director position is one of the most important and influential jobs in fashion.The LVMH-owned couture house Dior is shaking up the fashion industry with the announcement of its new Artistic Director. Valentino’s designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is Dior’s first … Read more
Qatari investment fund took over French luxury fashion house Balmain
Valentino label’s owner, the Qatari investment firm Mayhoola for Investments purchased French fashion house Balmain without revealing how much it was paid for the new luxury acquisition. Financial medias revealed that the Qataris offered 485 million euros ($546 million) for Balmain. The offer was higher than the sale estimates of between 300 to 400 million … Read more
Perfect Imperfection by Valentino’s Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli
Nothing lasts, nothing is finished, nothing is perfect. Capturing the powerful modernity of this Japanese assumption, Valentino‘s Creative Directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli gave life to the Rockstud Untitled Capsule Collection. The austere craftsmanship running through the collection, is inspired by the Japanese technique of the Kintsugi, that consists in repairing broken ceramic … Read more