- Dior presented in Paris fall/winter haute couture with sculptures by Jonathan Anderson.
- The collection includes a sculpture by Lynda Benglis; the work features a set of small, suspended objects.
- The show took place at the Rodin Museum with temperatures of 30°C; the finale was a live sculpture, as in traditional haute couture.
At the Paris show, Dior presented its fall/winter haute couture collection in a sculpture-like setting. Creative director of the brand Jonathan Anderson presented the collection in the form of sculptural works, and also with the same thematic and sculptural elements.
In the material, it is explained that Dior took inspiration from the sculpture series by pop-artist Taylor Swift. It is also noted that Dior’s outfit Swift wore, in which she was with Travis Kelce in New York, is a reference to the couple’s photos, which the authors have not published.
The show at the Rodin Museum included the following detail: the temperature inside was 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and, as the temperature rose, the sculpture-like forms were revealed. Josh O’Connor, Alexa Chung and Baz Luhrmann, among others, arrived wearing clothes in which Dior’s rose was recreated from the previously described details.
In the center of the sculpture-like composition was a work by Lynda Benglis. The material says that the collection’s centerpiece is her sculpture, which is made of small, suspended objects, and that the sculptural figures were recreated in blue, white, and black tones, as well as in the shape of a rose. The material also notes that Anderson referenced Benglis’s sculpture as part of his 2023 show.
One of the elements is the Dior Bar jacket in a variant of the fern green from the house’s archive, or in a version of the houndstooth pattern with large black buttons. The look is completed by a simple, straight silhouette, a belt with small green stones, and a clutch bag that appears to be decorated with metal elements shaped like the sculpture’s forms.
As the material explains, the dress for the show at the Rodin Museum was modeled after a sculpture by the French artist, and the finale was a traditional haute couture style: a tight sculpture-like silhouette without any breaks, with a fitted bodice and long sleeves made of sheer fabric, and with a clutch bag. The material also notes that the reason the show looks like it is is because the brand’s creative director was inspired by the artist’s work.