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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Dior Dazzles with Josephine Baker-Inspired Haute Couture Show in Paris

A model presents a creation for Christian Dior during the Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2023 Fashion Week in Paris on January 23, 2023. (AFP)

Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri paid homage to Josephine Baker with her spring haute couture show on Monday, sending out a dazzling lineup featuring golden jaquards, crushed velvet and beaded fringes that swayed and sparkled down the runway.

"She immediately understood the power of fashion," Chiuri said of Baker, the famed French-American jazz singer and dancer.

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