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nazaninlankarani · 3 years

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At the Cheval Blanc Paris, a Dior Spa Offers a Multisensory Oasis for Body and Mind

La Samaritaine, a historic Parisian department store that towers over the banks of the Seine, spent the last 16 years undergoing an extensive renovation to its art deco building, first built in 1869 and reconstructed in 1930, and the surrounding neighborhood. It reemerged last month as a contemporary campus for top-tier French food, shopping, and culture, anchored by the five-star Cheval Blanc Paris hotel. Inside, the Dior Spa Cheval Blanc—a collaboration between the hotel chain and the French fashion house—promises “happiness in the heart of Paris,” a tall order somehow made attainable through its distinctive blend of wellness treatments and considered design, the latter created by architect Peter Marino. The spa’s director, Sophie Levy Kraemer, and her team spent five years developing a robust array of remedies that combine manual procedures, state-of-the-art technology, and Dior skin-care products. She also worked closely with Marino on the interior, including its textures, colors, furniture, and fixtures. The result is a one-of-a-kind multisensory retreat for the body and mind.

Guests enter by descending a winding limestone staircase lined with woven silver-thread panels, and onto a landing that faces a mosaic-tiled pool that spans nearly 100 feet—the largest in any hotel in town. Natural materials such as oak and leather inform the beige palette of the waiting room, which has the cozy appeal of an elegant Parisian apartment. Procedures take place in one of six spaces, each inspired by a different trait of Dior’s founder, Christian Dior. On a wall in the Mitzah suite, for example, hand-laminated partridge feathers reference an iconic leopard-print outfit worn by the fashion designer’s muse, Mitzah Bricard, while the Sauvage suite, alluding to Dior’s reverence for nature and the architect of La Samaritaine’s 1930 renovation, Henri Sauvage, features a heated, custom-made massage bed lined with alpha-quartz crystals.

A similar sense of tranquil refinement runs through the 48 treatments on offer. Performed by Dior beauty ambassadors (who are trained, as a statement by the spa describes, “by touch, to feel the energy circulating through every tissue”), each technique is a tactile conversation with the body. Guests might opt for the Radiance Detox, involving a thermo-heating mask that eliminates impurities and boosts circulation, or the Precious Energy massage, which uses a series of hot stones—labradorite for grounding and protection, yellow quartz for balance, agate for harmony, and rock crystal for detoxification—to bring out positive energy.

The spa also provides ways to bring its calming experiences home. It’s the only retailer of Dior’s delicately floral Cheval Blanc perfume, created specifically for the space by the house’s nose, François Demachy, as well as a line of Bains de Visage purifying face mists, nodding to the public baths that once occupied a boat anchored on the Seine in front of the building. To incorporate the treatments into your daily beauty regimen, there’s Solutions Professionnelles, a collection of high-performance skin-care products developed by Dior specifically for the spa. We suggest picking up the line’s matrix-firming bioserum, silky peeling lotion, or creamy repairing complex before departing from this heavenly sanctuary.

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thomerama · 3 years

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Blue Mizza - Dior's new tableware series.

Blue Mizza – Dior’s new tableware series.

Blue Mizza, The new Dior’s tableware series. The new art of the table collection, a symbol of the New Look, pays homage to the feline grace of Monsieur Dior’s muse of the muses, Mitzah Bricard. This is the second time the House reinvents its iconic leopard print, which the designer describes as “those who make elegance their main reason for being.” Cordelia de Castellane produced an ultramarine…

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wazoosi · 4 years

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Every now and then, I have a little flirtation with leopard print.

I’m hardly to the first person to proclaim that leopard is a neutral. The black-and-tan pattern looks great with almost any color palette — jewel tones, neons, black, camel. It can be dressed up or down, it flatters every skin tone, and it pops up on runways so often that it hardly seems fair to call it a trend.

And yet, what leopard conveys in Western fashion is highly mutable — the Trashy, Expensive, Contradictory Reputation of Leopard Print... especially when it comes to signifying class.

Think about Jackie Kennedy’s leopard-print Oleg Cassini coat, or Bob Dylan singing about Edie Sedgwick’s “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat.” Consider Diane von Furstenberg’s office-friendly leopard-print wrap dresses. All of these images evoke a kind of old-money femininity bolstered by the kind of unimpeachable confidence that comes from having a great investment portfolio.

But leopard print is also a signal of poor taste and of “trashiness,” which really means that it represents the sexually available lower-class woman. Picture Peg Bundy in leopard-print spandex on Married... with Children, or Fran Drescher in a tiny leopard-print mini skirt on The Nanny, or Lil’ Kim squatting with her legs spread in that infamous 1996 promotional photo, her crotch barely covered by a leopard-print thong. Peg Bundy is a low-class sybarite, but Fran Drescher and Lil’ Kim are cut from a different (sorry) cloth. They are not content to stay in Queens and Brooklyn, respectively. They are women on the move, using their wits and sexuality to slink into lives of luxury. Humans have long borrowed from leopards in both fashion and iconography. Usually, this involved killing the animals and wearing their fur or skins. Seshat, the Egyptian goddess of wisdom, was shown clad in leopard skins. Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, was associated with the leopard and was sometimes depicted wearing their fur. The Anatolian goddess Cybele was often depicted near leopards. Leopard fur was prized everywhere the animal lived, and leopard print appeared on textiles used in 18th-century French and Italian clothing. But none of these things explains how leopard fur and leopard print entered mainstream Western fashion. The proliferation of leopard print in particular is mainly due to the rise of the mass production of clothing and the development of synthetic materials.

Before the 1930s, most clothing was made to order, and was relatively expensive. People who were not wealthy had small, functional wardrobes, and were largely shut out of the world of fashion. But in the early 20th century, changes in technology and the economy created cheaper, mass-produced clothing that the middle and lower classes could afford. The rise of synthetics made it affordable and accessible. Clothing ads in the 1930s promoted velvetine and chenille as affordable alternatives to leopard fur. Around this time, Lanvin made silk and rayon crepe dresses emblazoned with leopard patterns. But leopard print really hit the mainstream in 1947, when Christian Dior included it in his debut “New Look” collection. Dior used leopard not as a fur or a faux fur, but as a print. Fashion critic Alexander Fury at T Magazine called leopard print a “house leitmotif” at Dior, noting that the designer’s muse Mitzah Bricard often wore the pattern. In the 1950s, the American lingerie brand Vanity Fair began selling leopard-print underwear. Leopard print started showing up regularly in mass-produced lingerie collections, and then in swimwear, contributing to the pattern’s association with female sexuality. In 1962, Jackie Kennedy wore an Oleg Cassini leopard-skin coat. The coat was a sensation, but it caused a spike in demand for real leopard skin, leading to the death of as many as 250,000 leopards. Cassini spent the rest of his life wracked with guilt over the harm he had caused the animal population.

In 1966, the song “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” appeared on Bob Dylan’s album Blonde on Blonde. The song was putatively about Edie Sedgwick. I’ve only seen one photo of Edie in leopard print, but it strikes me as something she would wear, as a Mayflower-descendant heiress who found fame in the grimy worlds of ’60s New York counterculture. It became one of the most used prints in haute couture, and from haute couture, it became democratized to streetwear, and it went back to the African continent free of its initial symbolism. By the 1970s in the United States, leopard print had developed associations with the tacky and the tawdry. So it was no surprise that the pattern found many fans in the nascent punk movement. Iggy Pop performed shirtless in leather pants and an unzipped leopard-print jacket. Sid Vicious occasionally wore a leopard-print vest. But it was Poison Ivy from the Cramps who perfected the marriage of leopard print and punk. She matched leopard-print onesies with vinyl go-go boots, shiny red lipstick, and a teased red bouffant, resulting in a sort of nightmare Peggy Bundy effect a decade before Married with Children hit the airwaves. In 1991, leopard was again elevated by Azzedine Alaïa, whose fall/winter collection that year featured supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Nadège du Bospertus in head-to-toe leopard print — corsets, coats, bodysuits, dresses, stiletto boots, berets. The collection was maximalist and crazy, but sexy and sophisticated. The ’90s marched on. Kurt Cobain famously paired a faux leopard jacket with a ratty T-shirt, a hunting cap, and white bug-eye sunglasses. Scary Spice incorporated leopard print into her costumes. Enid Coleslaw wore a leopard-print mini skirt to visit a sex shop in Ghost World.

“I don’t know if you ever wear leopard,” Régnier says, and I tell her I do. “It’s a print that you wear because you want to project some sort of image to the world. I think we see fashion [as] consumption, but it’s a way to choose second skin. We didn’t choose the skin we are born in, but we can choose the skin we are showing.” Leopard print has invaded our homes too and is now available on everything from phone covers to shower curtains...

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aninvincibledesign · 5 years

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Day 9- White When Christian Dior set up his house in 1946, he hired three formidable women to help him run the ateliers. Marguerite Carré oversaw the distribution of designs to the tailleur (tailoring) and flou (dressmaking) ateliers. Dior’s muse Mitzah Bricard also managed the millinery workrooms and Raymonde Zehnacker was studio director, “holding the reins of the business firmly in her grasp,” according to Dior. These women oversaw the process of turning designs into finished collections. Once a design was selected, it was taken to the ateliers to be turned into a toile. This prototype garment, usually made in cotton fabric, allowed for the fit, construction, and shape of the design to be checked. Once a toile was satisfactorily adjusted, fabric and embellishments were chosen, and the garment could be made, fit to a model, and shown. – excerpt from the Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum. This entire exhibit was a complete dream, but seeing this room filled from floor to ceiling with the pristine white toiles was one of the highlights! For mockups to be so detailed and extravagant was just mind blowing! — #fallforcostume @redthreaded https://www.instagram.com/p/B3aFnVXj-MU/?igshid=zpoxfh8s0je2

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zarahoffman · 6 years

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All the Leopard-Printed Pieces You Could Wish for in One Glorious Gallery

Knowing how to wear leopard print comes down to this one simple, unwritten rule: Treat it like any black item in your wardrobe. Yes, this might seem counterintuitive, but adding a little leopard to any outfit upgrades and harmonises a look. True, leopard print has often walked the line between flashy and luxurious, but it's been proven time and again that fashion girls can't resist it. And despite its ubiquity, leopard prints popularity began with one designer and his muse—more specifically, Christian Dior and Mitzah Bricard. Bricard was fascinated by leopard print, and as a result, during the '50s, Dior created a range of his accessories featuring the design, elevating leopard to be the must-have print of the moment.

Style Notes: As we pointed out earlier, you need to treat leopard print as if it were another neutral colour in your wardrobe. This means you can definitely wear it with other prints—our favourites are stripes and checks.

Style Notes: Wearing a tiny leopard-print bag is still a great way to bring out the rest of your outfit.

Style Notes: Everyone we know wants a leopard print slip skirt right now. Wear it simply, with a white top of any variety and some neutral sandals or boots.

Style Notes: While we'd normally say stick to the classic colours, there's something about this bold red Ganni leopard print that's so out-there, you can't help but appreciate it.

Style Notes: There's the worry that you'll come off a bit Bet Lynch, but you need to embrace that. Take a style tip from Giovanna Engelbert, and accessorise your outfit with gold jewellery.

Style Notes: It's not a combination we could have predicted, but thanks to the neutral tones found in each, you can mix and match different animal prints together quite easily.

Style Notes: Want a quick way to make anything you own that's plain look so much jazzier? Leopard shoes, friend.

Style Notes: For a no-holds-barred approach we'd recommend revisiting that '80s look and trying out leopard-print trousers with red leather boots.

Style Notes: Leopard print makes a classic white tee and blue jeans sing.

This post was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

source https://www.whowhatwear.co.uk/animal-print-trend

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thebeautycove · 6 years

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DIOR • MAISON CHRISTIAN DIOR - Collezione Fragranze - Riti di Profumazione per la persona, per la casa, accessori - Novità 2018 - Una goccia di profumo e siete vestite Dior. Christian Dior Maison Christian Dior è una collezione di fragranze per la persona e gli ambienti immaginata da François Demachy, profumiere-creatore esclusivo Dior. Composizioni che rappresentano veri e propri inviti al viaggio, esperienze sensoriali da offrire e condividere. Qui, l'unica cosa che conta è la passione per il profumo e il desiderio di sentirlo diventare parte della propria vita. La stessa passione trasmessa da Christian Dior che, nel giardino del suo Château de La Colle Noire vicino a Grasse, coltivava gli adorati fiori e un amore smisurato per le fragranze. Ancora oggi più viva che mai. MAISON CHRISTIAN DIOR • I PROFUMI - Maison Christian Dior raccoglie l'eredità di Collection Privée trasformando l'approccio al profumo in arte di vivere. La fragranza è parte integrante del proprio stile di vita e sottolinea ogni momento della giornata diventando presenza accogliente nei luoghi in cui viviamo. Le fragranze sono raccolte in differenti famiglie: • I FLOREALI - Jasmin des Anges, Grand Bal, Gris Dior, La Colle Noire, New Look 1947. • I FLOREALI FRESCHI - Sakura, Lucky, Rose Gipsy, Thé Cachemire, Souffle de Soie. • I FRESCHI FRUTTATI - Terra Bella, Diorissima, Cologne Royale. • I SENSUALI - Balade Sauvage, Bois d'Argent, Belle de Jour, Dioramour, Patchouli Imperial. • GLI ORIENTALI - Oud Ispahan, Ambre Nuit, Fève Délicieuse, Leather Oud. MAISON CHRISTIAN DIOR • LE CANDELE - Otto le candele proposte per un viaggio sensoriale di 70 ore di piacere. Create dai noti artigiani parigini Perron Rigot, le cere profumate sono racchiuse in preziosi contenitori di porcellana Limoges il cui interno è smaltato in grigio Dior. Fève Délicieuse, Ambre Nuit, Bois d'Argent e Eau Noire prolungano la scia olfattiva delle fragranze eponime, mentre le creazioni 30 Montaigne, Bois Brülé già conosciute, vengono affiancate da due novità, che non resteranno sole a lungo: Jardin d'Orangers e Figue Méditerranée. MAISON CHRISTIAN DIOR • I SAPONI - I saponi solidi e liquidi presentati nella collezione sono prodotti in Francia dalla Savonnerie de Haute-Provence. Rose Ispahan, Néroli Impérial e Amande Délicieuse trasformano un gesto di quotidianità in un istante di puro piacere. Un trio che prelude ad una collezione presto più ampia. MAISON CHRISTIAN DIOR • I MITZAH - Dialogo aperto tra profumi e Haute Couture. Un legame da sempre vivo in Maison Dior oggi espresso attraverso un'inedita collezione di foulard in seta da profumare. Una nuova gestualità nel rito della profumazione ispirata alla leggendaria figura di Mitzah Bricard, musa di Christian Dior, il cui stile unico è emblema della perfetta eleganza parigina. Declinato in una selezione di venti stampe, il foulard si indossa al collo, ai polsi, tra i capelli per diffondere una scia discreta della propria fragranza. I prodotti della Collezione Maison Christian Dior sono disponibili presso Rinascente Duomo Milano, Rinascente Tritone Roma e nella boutique online dior.com Leggi l’intervista a François Demachy su thebeautycove

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cherry7up · 4 years

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#mitzah bricard #mb #k #christian dior

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thelastduke · 8 years

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The Original Muse. The Impeccable Madame Mitzah Bricard. My All Time Favorite Inspiration! 🐆🐆🐆 #london #paris #muse #christiandior #dior #hautecouture #womanswear #ootd #wiwt #leopard #ocelot #fur #cecilbeaton #inspiration #mitzahbricard #chic #traditionalism #lookdujour #mood #lifegoals

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meadowskye1 · 4 years

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Dior Mitzah Palette 2011

This palette pays homage to Mitzah Bricard, muse of Christian Dior and also head of Dior Millinery in the late 1940s. There’s a fabulous article at BBC Culture HERE which…

The post Dior Mitzah Palette 2011 appeared first on British Beauty Blogger.

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thoresonmsuj-blog · 5 years

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Logo與標語字母拼出復古情挑

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carnetdamecatherine · 7 years

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Toile d’Atelier Dior- Exposition Dior – Musée Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Les sources d’inspiration de M. Christian Dior sont multiples mais toutes confirment l’ampleur de sa culture artistique et historique et surtout, son extrême raffinement, qui transcende ses créations et se combine à une inventivité, un souci du détail et une vision avant-gardiste, qui forcent l’admiration.

Portrait de Christian Dior – Expo Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

C’est ce que l’exposition « Christian Dior : Couturier du Rêve” au Musée des Arts décoratifs à Paris nous fait découvrir tout au long du parcours, qui célèbre les 70 ans de la Maison Dior.

Nous sont ainsi présentés les collections et les stylistes, qui ont fait la réputation de cette Maison et ont permis qu’elle soit toujours en 2017 au Sommet de la Haute-Couture.

Robe Opéra Bouffe (1956) – Robe fourreau (1952) – Robe mohair et organza (2010 par J.Galliano) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Il faut également souligner qu’au-delà des collections déjà sublimes qui auraient pu nourrir à elles-seules l’exposition, la scénographie proposée par les Commissaires de l’exposition, Florence Muller, Historienne de mode et Olivier Gabet, Directeur du Musée, y est pour beaucoup dans l’émotion qu’elle suscite et, dont je vais partager avec vous quelques moments choisis aujourd’hui.

Dior inspiré par l’Art…

Galeriste avant d’être styliste, Christian Dior vivait entouré d’oeuvres d’art, qui l’ont inspiré dans ses créations, à la fois dans l’association des couleurs proposées, mais aussi dans le style et la structure des robes qu’il dessinait.

Cette connaissance des arts lui a également permis de pressentir dès le lancement de sa Maison de Couture, qu’il était temps pour les femmes de s’affranchir de la mode de l’époque et de leur proposer un style nouveau, le New look.

En 1947, le style était austère, masculin, avec des jupes droites et courtes, des souliers à plate-forme et semelles en bois, et des sacs en bandoulière pour circuler facilement à bicyclette… Comme l’explique, en effet, Florence Muller : “Christian Dior va réinventer les canons traditionnels de féminité, avec des épaules douces, une taille fine,… “

Tailleur Bar, ligne Corolle, 1947 – [email protected]

Avec le New Look, Dior se trouve ainsi à l’avant-garde des attentes des femmes qui, après la Guerre, ne souhaitaient finalement qu’une chose, retrouver leur liberté, leur féminité et leur droit à l’élégance.

Tailleur Bar 1947, Symbole du New Look – [email protected]

Cette nouvelle élégance va aller de pair avec le concept de femme-fleur, et son ample jupe en corolle.

Inspiré aussi bien des peintures impressionnistes, que des jardins de son enfance et des catalogues d’horticulture pour laquelle il se passionne, Christian Dior considère en effet qu’ « après la femme, les fleurs sont les créations les plus divines.

Qu’il souhaite les allier semble alors comme une évidence…

Robe « Femme Fleur » Dior Haute-Couture – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Cette thématique de jardins est tout particulièrement bien mise en valeur dans l’exposition. Dans la salle qui lui est consacrée, le plafond orné de fleurs blanches en papier crée une atmosphère bucolique et féérique, qui ajoute de la magie aux robes présentées.

Robe « Femme Fleur » Dior Haute-Couture – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Toutes ces robes sont aussi bien des créations de Christian Dior que celles des stylistes qui lui ont succédés, eux aussi inspirés par ce concept de femme-fleur qui se retrouve soit dans les tissus, soit dans la forme des robes ou dans les broderies qui s’y ajoutent.

Robe « Femme Fleur » Dior Haute-Couture – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Robe du soir bustier en satin brodé de cristaux Swarovski (Dior Haute-Couture 1956) – Exposition [email protected]

Dior inspiré par l’Histoire, et plus précisément par le 18ème siècle …

Fasciné par le 18ème s., Christian Dior s’en inspire aussi bien dans ses créations que dans la décoration de sa Maison de Couture, avenue Montaigne.

Les robes de Cour, le style Marie- Antoinette, le Petit-Trianon, les portraits de Mme Vigée le Brun, sont pour Dior, des sources d’inspiration pour les robes de bal et la présentation des parfums et, correspondent tout particulièrement à sa définition de la féminité.

Robe Palmyre – Dior Haute Couture (1952) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Portrait de la Duchesse de Polignac par Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun – Robe Dior Haute Couture – Exposition Dior- Musée des Arts Décoratifs [email protected]

Robe Dior Haute-Couture – Exposition Dior- Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Dior inspiré par le voyage…

Cette culture internationale se retrouve non seulement dans ses créations mais également par la dimension qu’il va donner à sa Maison de Couture dès 1948 en s’implantant à New York, en 1952 à Londres, et en 1953 à Caracas, en Amérique Latine.

Plus tard, cette tradition du voyage se poursuivra notamment avec Yves Saint Laurent, avec un défilé Dior organisé à Moscou et John Galliano, dont certaines créations sont inspirées par l’Antiquité égyptienne ou l’Afrique.

Inspiration Antiquité égyptienne – John Galliano – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Inspiration Japon – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Au-delà des collections de robes, le parfum est également un élément essentiel de la Maison Dior.

Dès 1947, Christian Dior voulait pour sa collection “New look”, un parfum qui puisse être vaporisé dans les salons le jour de sa présentation.

Robe Miss Dior – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Très riche et fleuri comme la robe Miss Dior, ce nouveau parfum s’inspirait également du caractère de la soeur de Christian Dior, Catherine. C’est d’ailleurs indirectement grâce à elle, que le nom de ce parfum a été trouvé.

L’anecdote que nous révèle l’exposition est, en effet, la suivante : « Alors que Dior cherchait avec son état-major un nom pour ce parfum, sa muse Mitzah Bricard se serait écriée en voyant arriver Catherine Dior : Tiens, voilà Miss Dior ! »

Edition d’exception du flacon Miss Dior avec noeud brodé main par les ateliers Vermont (2013) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Les Parfums Dior – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Edition d’exception Diorissimo dessinée par Christian Dior et réalisée en cristal Baccarat clair (1956) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Et pour couronner le tout, quelle belle dédicace cher M. Dior !!… En tant que Dame Catherine, je vous remercie 😉

Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Autre point saillant de l’exposition, la relation privilégiée de Christian Dior avec les photographes, qui ont su mettre en valeur ses créations et ainsi contribuer à la renommée de la Maison Dior dès 1947.

Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Dior en Couverture des Magazines – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Il y aurait encore beaucoup de choses à dire car cette exposition était vraiment très riche donc en synthèse, voici quelques photos supplémentaires pour vous montrer :

L’atelier reconstitué avec toutes les toiles, c’est-à-dire les ébauches de robe réalisées par les couturières, sous la direction des « premières » et des « secondes » , à partir des croquis réalisés par Dior et par les stylistes qui lui ont succédé.

Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Toile de l’Atelier Dior – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Les lignes Dior, présentées de façon chronologique, sont symbolisées par des lettres et/ou des noms évocateurs (Corolle, Envol, Zig-Zag, Ailée,…) qui caractérisent l’évolution du style, de la structure des vêtements et des collections de la Maison.

Collection Charme – Tailleur en tweed « Gamin » par Marc Bohan pour Dior (1961)

Collection Ailée – Manteau Arizona – Christian Dior (1948)

Les différents stylistes de la Maison Dior, qui se sont succédés, après le décès de Christian Dior en 1957 : Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Yves Saint Laurent – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

John Galliano – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Raf Simons – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Maria Grazia Chiuri – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Les robes Haute-Couture les plus emblématiques, portées par les célébrités et les stars du monde entier : ces robes de bal sont tout simplement des merveilles !

Robe “Roncier de Mûres” (2017) en noir – Robe Vénus (1949) au Centre – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Robe longue en faille et dentelles, bijoux Swarovski – John Galliano (2009) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Robe New Junon – Maria Grazia Chiuri (2017) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Robe de grand gala « Junon » – Ligne Milieu du Siècle – Christian Dior (1949) – Exposition Dior – Musée des Arts Décoratifs – [email protected]

Pour conclure, je ne peux m’empêcher de vous faire part de mon expérience mémorable, celle d’avoir attendue 6 heures (en étant tout de même arrivée à 9h00 du matin, soit 2 heures avant l’ouverture), pour avoir une chance de voir cette sublime exposition. Mon seul réconfort a été de rencontrer dans cette file incommensurable, des personnes très sympas, qui nous ont permis de nous relayer, de nous approvisionner en thé et café, d’échanger et de papoter comme jamais !

Pour le plaisir, je vous présente notre fine équipe, modestement re-baptisée la Dior team 🙂

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Et une dernière petite vidéo pour vous faire rêver 🙂

L’Expo Dior : le Chic absolu ! Les sources d’inspiration de M. Christian Dior sont multiples mais toutes confirment l’ampleur de sa culture artistique et historique et surtout, son extrême raffinement, qui transcende ses créations et se combine à une inventivité, un souci du détail et une vision avant-gardiste, qui forcent l’admiration.

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