Mood board: Guests to the Christian Dior show had to pass through a giant hill of blue delphiniums constructed in the centre of the Carre du Louvre in Paris before entering a pristine all-white box. Artistic director Raf Simons connected the dots for his collection and that mammoth mountain by stating that ‘just as in nature, I wanted to find a new kind of precision, purity and ease.’ His clothes looked decisively more precise than organic, and yet there was something of the outdoors in his sheer looks and voile-like dresses that took their cues from Victorian style underwear. More than anything, though, the show felt futuristic and cleaned up of excess in the Simons way.
Best in show: Without a doubt, Simons has a hit on his hands with the new exaggeratedly cropped sweaters that he showed layered over gauzy dresses. Less commercial but no less impactful were the sporty-like canvas anoraks covered in couture-like furry white embroideries. We also ogled a dynamite red and navy broad striped coat dress.
Finishing touches: The shoe this season is as pointed as any witch-wear but offered in modernist shiny patent leather. Either flat as paper or launched up onto thick heels, both shoes came with contrasting coloured, thick patent leather straps that wrap around the ankle.
INFORMATION
Photography: Umberto Fratini; Jason Lloyd-Evans
-
Ferrari teams up with Montblanc for a high-performance fountain penThe Montblanc Ferrari Stilema SP3 is as sleek and rarefied as the company’s legendary sports cars. We spoke to Ferrari's Flavio Manzoni about the collaboration
-
Apartment interior design: outstanding spaces around the globe
Apartment interiors can be tricky to balance. Create a sense of space and get inspired by our global edit of architect-designed ideas. From minimalist mezzanines and lofts that bridge old and new, to sleek urban penthouses and dramatic transformations
-
Zegna’s ‘Triple Stitch’ sneaker captures the house’s 112 years of innovation
Zegna’s signature ‘Triple Stitch’ sneaker returns for S/S 2023, now available in luxurious fabrications – from grained leather to canvas and soft suede
-
Mariella Bettineschi’s feminist artworks survey guests at Dior A/W 2022 show
As guests gathered at Dior’s A/W 2022 womenswear show venue in Paris, sets of duplicated eyes stared down at them from the artworks of Mariella Bettineschi
-
Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu Miu
In this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
-
Scene-stealing runway sets from A/W 2022 menswear shows
A Kubrickian space odyssey at Prada; a recreation of the Pont Alexandre III in Paris at Dior; and colourful, artist-created flags at Loewe: explore the best runway sets from the A/W 2022 menswear shows
-
Dior recreates Paris bridge, Pont Alexandre III, for A/W 2022 show
Dior recreated Paris’ landmark bridge, Pont Alexandre III, for its A/W 2022 menswear show, which took place on 21 January 2022, the date of Christian Dior’s birthday
-
Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2022: Louis Vuitton to Loewe, Dior to Hermès
In this extended report, Laura Hawkins reveals 9 highlights from Paris Fashion Week Men's A/W 2022. Including: Virgil Abloh's final collection for Louis Vuitton; Rick Owen's riff on sleaze; elfin-inspired accessories; and a celebration of slouch and surrealism
-
Year in review: fashion features editor Laura Hawkins picks her top 10 posts of 2021
Wallpaper’s Laura Hawkins reveals her top 10 fashion posts from 2021, spanning designer interviews, scene-stealing show sets, and innovations towards sustainability
-
Virgil Abloh to Dior: fashion must-sees in Doha
The Qatari capital Doha plays host to a duo of blockbuster retrospective fashion exhibitions, ‘Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech’ and ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’
-
Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear shows
From giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
