Raghda El-Sayed
Celebrating the fascinating universe of the divinatory arts, the spring-summer 2021 Dior Haute Couture Collection explores the symbolic magic and pluralistic beauty of the tarot cards cherished by Maria Grazia Chiuri.
Christian Dior was passionate concerning the divinatory arts and signs of destiny. His autobiography is punctuated with often fateful encounters with visionary personalities: “It will be extraordinary. Your house will revolutionize fashion!” he recalled of a prophecy come true.
Tarot cards are among the many keys to accessing the magical realm, to discover the unknown whereas fearlessly looking deep inside oneself. Maria Grazia Chiuri instantly felt linked with these imaginary worlds and this visual language whose symbolic lexicon is rich in complex and fascinating characters.
In uncertain times marked by a palpable desire to reconnect with the world’s soul, Maria Grazia Chiuri wished to explore, through the Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture Collection.
The tarot’s mysterious and pluralistic beauty in a series of dresses featuring virtuoso constructions; manifest proof that couture remains the ultimate territory of experimentation and possibility.
