![]() A similar approach defined Dior Haute Couture 2022 where Kyiv-based artist Olesia Trofymenko’s work formed the backdrop for the show. This isn’t the first time that Dior has collaborated with an artist to design their runway. But here, the contrast is what emphasises the designs. Fashion houses generally restrain from using a mix of colours, prints and textures for the runway design as it might distract the audience from the collection. The models walked in this surrealist setting, extending a dialogue between floral patterns, colour, and light.įor a collection that was mostly black-toned, the scenography of the runway set a contrasting tone. Within the magical aesthetics of textures, glitter and craftsmanship, the audience was seated on 'islands' created in between, imparting a feeling of being trapped in a fantastical dream. In a tentacular manner, the site-specific art engulfs the space with techniques of sewing, knitting, embroidery, and crochet. Using 20 fabrics from the Autumn/Winter 2023-2024 collection, Vasconcelos created different metamorphic shapes that come together to act as a whole. Joana Vasconcelos in the Valkyrie Miss Dior set Image: © Lionel Balteiro for Atelier Joana Vasconcelos This paved the way for the 24 metres long and seven metres tall, entirely handcrafted artwork titled Valkyrie Miss Dior. For Vasconcelos, creating the monumental site-specific textile structure for the show, Miss Dior became a female figure worthy of a tribute. A florist, and a woman of strong beliefs who joined the French Resistance and survived a concentration camp, Miss Dior is nothing less than a female icon. By holding on to the modern approach of the brand under Chiuri's lead, with manual savoir-faire and traditional artisanship, the new collection exhibits some of the initial patterns of Maison, created in 1947 by Christian Dior, who found a muse in his sister Ginette, also known as Catherine or Miss Dior. The collection-another marvel with feminist messaging by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri-draws from the history of the French luxury house. ![]() The artwork is composed of handmade woollen crochet, fabrics, ornaments, LED, polyester, inflatable, fans, microcontroller, power supply unit and steel cables Image: © Lionel Balteiro for Atelier Joana Vasconcelos The most recent collaboration between visual arts and fashion, we witnessed Valkyrie Miss Dior by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos for Dior Autumn-Winter 2023-2024 at the Jardin des Tuileries, in Paris, France. Designers and artists, who were earlier boxed under categories of art, architecture, interior design and product design, are now blurring these lines between disciplines, experimenting across the board and the results are nothing less than a scenographic spectacle. Whether it be the robot dogs at Coperni’s show or the ‘upside-down’ creations by Viktor & Rolf or Dante's Inferno-inspired Schiaparelli show where taxidermy animal-heads were sewn onto dresses.Įven for design enthusiasts who don’t fancy the allure of clothing, but are intrigued by runway designs, it has been nothing short of a surreal journey. Inviting no complaints from us, this collaboration between the art world and the fashion industry has given us some of the most memorable shows in the last few months. Adding to the drama of avant-garde clothing and haute couture designs that have intrigued religious fashion followers, for long, luxury houses have started transitioning every fashion show into an artistic performance on the runway. ![]()
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