He will not be willing to separate why more and more people are being drawn to religious or spiritual activities these days: Between the Covid-19 crisis, climate change and global political unrest, things feel more uncertain than before. them in a long time. To see then that tarot art is an inspiration to designers is not surprising – after all, not many of them like the story very much like the fashion crowd. Christian Dior himself was said to be a huge fan of this type of cartoonism, a fact that the creative director of the conventional house Maria Grazia Chiuri would use as a starting point in creating a haute couture collection at Dior Spring 2021 .
Chiuri was inspired by the Brera-Brambilla tarot deck created by Bonifacio Bembo for the Duke of Milan in the 15th century, in particular. His rich gilded palace lent him a collection full of ultra-luxe fabrics – lace, jacquard, velvet, chiffon and silk toiletries, to name a few – in floral colors, creating embroidery worthy of the inspiration. Recovery. The shapes also carry a sense of historical nobility. But for every Renn-watch ready cloak, a switch was quickly cut; for every princess-worthy pearl necklace, a pair of modern laser-cut booties.
Restrictions Covid-19 has returned in full force, Dior abandoned the format of the runway for a reunion with director Matteo Garrone on another short film. (He directed the visions for the first Fall 2020 couture tour at home.) Titled “Le Chateau du Tarot,” it follows a young woman from a tarot reading through a castle – the Sammezzano, located in Florence region of Italy, for those curious – filled with characters representing some of the main arcana: Temperance, the High Priest, Justice and the Fool.
At the risk of advocating for pointless fashion, Chiuri’s work is far easier to enjoy when she’s not limited by the layers of feminine messages she tends to throw on top of her runways ready. Pieces in the Spring 2021 Haute Couture collection will return to some of her best work as part of a Valentino design duo by Pierpaolo Piccioli.
View the complete Dior Spring 2021 Haute Couture collection in the gallery below:
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