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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Fleur Britten

Ukraine artist inspires Dior’s couture show that reimagines a ‘better tomorrow’

Models on the runway Dior haute couture show
Models walk past artworks by Ukrainian artist, Olesia Trofymenko, during Dior’s couture show on Monday. Photograph: Mohammed Badra/EPA

What is the point of haute couture? This was the question that Dior’s creative director, the Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, found herself asking in these times of pandemic, war and the threat of a global recession.

The answer, she felt, was “to reimagine a better tomorrow”. And to create a “bridge” between the savoir-faire of different cultures to bring something meaningful collectively.

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