The Most Beautiful Workmanships Of Dior’s Cruise Are Still The Floral Ones

Between cinematic references to old Hollywood and high craftsmanship, Jonathan Anderson has done it once again. With a fashion show staged at the LACMA in Los Angeles, the designer once again enchanted the audience with his first cruise collection for Dior, the Resort 2027, retracing the history of the maison’s connection with cinema, from the Best Costume Design nomination awarded to Christian Dior in 1966 to Marlene Dietrich’s famous declaration: “No Dior, No Dietrich!”. But among newspaper prints - a tribute to John Galliano, mentor whom Anderson has never hidden admiring in his work for the French brand - and re-editions of iconic objects such as the Philip Treacy hat originally created for Isabella Blow and then revisited for the show, Anderson’s tribute to nature is not missing, with flowers as protagonists of many precious workmanships.

It ranges from floral lace layered over silk satin jackets, to the dress blooming with a triumph of corollas in rigid material, a workmanship also found on the bag accompanying the embroidered lace dress in which the openwork coat with a floral pattern stands out. Whatever the inspiration may be, it is evident that the Belgian designer manages to tie it masterfully and intrinsically to savoir faire, and that every time it is in his ability to take inspiration from nature that he finds his most interesting expression.