Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri is good at many things, but one of the creative director’s most admirable traits is the ability to put feeling behind fashion. In the days prior to her fall 2020 runway show, Dior teased the show on social media, making it clear that feminism has continued to inspire Chiuri’s designs. The show itself, featured an array of bold manifestos translated into illuminated artwork by collective feminist artist Claire Fontaine.
As for the collection, Chiuri found inspiration from Mr. Dior himself, pulling ideas from Christian Dior’s The Little Dictionary of Fashion. He was fond of checks, stating that “they can be fancy and simple; elegant and easy; young and always right.” And while fashion often pulls inspiration from its archives, the perfect collection adds elements of innovation, and that’s what Chiuri has done for Fall 2020.
As for the bags, new spins are put on old favorites, like the beloved Dior Book Tote, which is reimagined in 3D velvet embroidery and additionally appeared throughout the collection in the brand’s classic oblique embroidered canvas. Other key silhouettes in seasonal variations were seen as well, like the reissued Dior Saddle Bag and the iconic Lady Dior. Understandably, the collection overall was more geometric and less playful, than we saw for spring. View the bags as seen backstage at the brand’s fall 2020 runway show.
[Images courtesy of Dior]
Beautiful designs, too bad the CD’s and CHRISTIAN DIOR’s has to be so HUGE. A little goes a long way, a overly large logo or brand name overshadows the designs. 🙁
The two bags in photo 12 look interesting and might appeal to former Chanel fans who’ve tired of Chanel’s skyrocketing prices and quality issues. But Dior should have nixed the dog leash hooks for the shoulder straps and chosen something less garish instead.
The velvets are such a welcome rendition of the saddle, book tote and LD! I love it. The colors are amazing for fall. One thing for sure tho, Dior is definitely not doing demure these days.
I am Dior’s #1 fan, but this collection is disappointing. It piggybacks on the current book tote trend, but the awful red and brown hues are muddied, and uninteresting. The word “feminist” is used to describe these, but I don’t see them falling into that category. I see more masculine vs. feminine elements embodied here. Femininity, to me, evokes leadership and carving an individual path, but these lack that element due to their masculine edge. Also, I generally enjoy their logos, but the big “CD” in #2 and the big hooks overpower the bag.
Couldn’t agree more with those hooks!!! Why? Its the cheapest part of the bag…. Why put the accent there? Like you say, there is so little new…. The velvets are nice, but its recycling of the same old…. 🙁
What do you consider masculine about these bags?
To me femininity does not have to equal rounded shapes or Lady Dior type of bags, or whatever you might have in mind, to me this collection seems just as feminine as any other. A modern and cool/relaxed femininity.
It would be interesting to hear the reasons behind why you view it the way you do.
There are some beautiful pieces here!
I see that book tote everywhere. I find the branding vulgar.
The velvet cannage Montaigne is killing me. MUST see in person and perhaps splurge for my birthday in August. It’s nice to have things to look forward to…. 🙂
Beautiful. Love them all and the dark moody colours are great. The fabrics are begging to be touched.