Dior Pays Tribute To Greece For Cruise 2022
Together with French luxury house Dior, FEMALE reimagines the grace and romance of ancient Greece brought to life for the modern woman.
In Maria Grazia Chiuri’s many collections for Dior, draped and pleated goddess dresses have become a recurring signature so it would only be a matter of time before the artistic director would turn to the source itself. Enter Dior’s Cruise 2022 collection: a sporty and elegant take on Hellenic style through the perspective of a French couture house.
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Besides drawing extensively on the archetypes of ancient Grecian dressing in the form of tunics and chitons, the 91-piece collection also pays homage to the arts and crafts of the land. The abstract figures that adorn a gown, for example, are a tribute to Greek-born artist Giorgio De Chirico who was known for his meta-figurative perspective when it came to mixing light and shadow.
Chiuri also namechecks 20th-century Greek art gallerist Alexandre Iolas who was known for amassing an impressive collection of vases decorated with sparring wrestlers as another inspiration for Cruise 2022. Frequent Dior collaborator, the illustrator Pietro Ruffo, reimagines this athletic motif as giant prints on sweatshirts or as a camouflage pattern on sportswear pieces.
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To honour the ancestral techniques of Greek artisans, Dior turns to family-run fabric mill Silk Line which is situated in the northern Greek town of Soufli (it's considered the epicentre of silk production in the country) to create several fabrics for the collection. The result: the dreamiest fabrics such as houndstooth woven from silk and metallic gold yarn that was made using a jacquard loom.
Scroll on for some Grecian drama.
Wool-blend dress, Dior Tribales brass earring with crystals and resin pearls (sold as a pair, on right ear), Dior Sea Garden brass mono-earring with resin pearl (on left ear), Dior Sea Garden brass ring (on right hand), Diorevolution brass ring with crystals (on left hand), Dior Bobby East-West leather handbag, and D-Zenith calfskin and technical knit boots. All clothes and accessories throughout, Dior
Silk and organza shirt, wool-blend miniskirt, Dior Tribales brass earrings with crystals and resin pearls, Clair D Lune and Petit CD brass necklaces with crystals, Dior Sea Garden brass ring (on right hand), Diorevolution brass ring with crystals (on left hand), Dior Bobby East-West leather handbag, and Dior Rhodes leather boots
Silk dress, Petit CD brass earrings with crystals, Dior Sea Garden brass ring, Lady D-Lite cotton-blend tote, and D-Zenith calfskin and technical knit boots
Cotton shirt, technical taffeta skirt, Dior Sea Garden brass mono-earring with resin pearl, matching ring (on right hand), Clair D Lune and Petit CD brass necklaces with crystals, Diorevolution brass ring with crystals (on left hand), 30 Montaigne leather belt, cotton-blend Dior Book Tote, and Dior Vibe leather and mesh sneakers
Silk dress, Dior CD Hoops Tribales brass earrings with crystals and resin pearls, Dior Sea Garden brass ring, Lady D-Lite cotton-blend tote, and Dior Vibe leather and mesh sneakers
Polyester vest, $3,800, Dior
Wool-blend bermudas, $2,900
Silk blouse, $3,400
Polyester mini skirt, $3,100
Cotton shirt dress, $7,700
Leather belt, $990
Dior Caro medium canvas shoulder bag, $5,600
Lady D-Lite medium jacquard bag. $7,300
Dior Bobby East-West leather handbag, $4,500
D-Leader leather boots, $2,950
Walk'N'Dior knit and rubber sneakers, $1,590
D-Player nylon sneakers, $1,690
D-Oblique jacquard headband, $1,150
30 Montaigne metal bracelet, $870
Clair D Lune metal necklace with crystals and resin pearl, $1,150
Photography Stefan Khoo Styling Damian Huang Hair Sean Ang Makeup Keith Bryant Lee, using Dior Model Nicole Liew/Basic Models
A version of this article first appeared in the December 2021 New Luxury Edition of FEMALE