Christian Dior S/S 2022 Paris

[jeanclaude]

Put Bohan, Galliano and Simons in a turmix blender...and the result is this bunch of clothes trying to look like a cohesive collection.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

I dont mind this at all, love the plain sets and the colour blocks as well as the animal splattered pieces, those are going to be signature pieces.

 

[Deleted member 141309]

Nothing to comment on, because there is nothing exciting or worth noting here. Better than a lot of her previous works though.

 

[YohjiAddict]

Bad collection but by her standards there are at least a few alright looks...not the printed ones! Another collection which you could very well show at Tommy Hilfiger during NYFW and no one would have been any the wiser.

 

[perhydrol]

I don't know why, but this collection made me feel uncomfortable. Not only is it even more literal than usual, but also it's very obvious with the references. Of course we can talk about Bohan's Dior that is an endless source of "inspiration" for MGC, but I can also see Calvin Klein 205W39NYC denim suits and even some Krizia-related animal motifs. Such a shame that we got this show as a direction-changer. And I don't want to see that DIOR VIBE stuff ever again. That font is so disgusting that it gave me instant PTSD.

 

[gossiping]

way too many looks, 16 minutes for that?! the set was nice though. the mood was really depressing though with the music.

i loved the athens show a couple of months back but this was not great. nice shoes and bags but that's it.

 

[Frederic01]

Hallelujah, this was such a step in the right direction. No bohemian vibes, no socks on the runway, no logo's, very minimal jewellery, and a return to the Dior (albeit it Marc Bohan) silhouette. Bravo.

In saying that, the middle section with those silk boxing looks and the trashy tiger prints, was an absolute disaster. So out of place at a brand like Dior. Some of those prints were at the level of Kenzo 10 years ago. Also, this collection did remind me somehow of Frida Giannini's Gucci Spring Summer 2007 collection. The silhouette, the hair and those flat shoes are almost identical in parts.

The worst part about his show though was the presentation/set design, which was giving major Eurovision / trashy Italian gameshow vibes. It was so lacking in taste and refinement, I was shocked. Say what you want about Virginie's clothes, but at least the presentation at those Chanel shows is always on point.

 

[CholoChic]

The Dior women is boring, dated and without fantasy. Nobody will turn her head to admire her.

 

[Fulton St Critique]

Risk-less, easy pieces. Of course the Bohan pieces will be prized, THEY WERE ALREADY DONE. Such lazy intepretations it’s humorous. Expect to see these in every editorial next year, really, I can wait. It is evident Dior has no hold on the industry anymore and the appeal of the label has fallen so low that people are excited about a simple tote bag.

 

[Deleted member 167090]

Raf is back! Even though she is literally referencing the archive, the color pallette, the silhauette and the prints are very Raf Simons' Dior. The best thing about this collection is probably there is a huge reduction of her Valentino recycling looks.

 

[blackbow91]

I liked this and I see Dior in it.
The funnest collection I've seen from Chiuri.

 

[bennyboy]

for the first time ,I love her collection. at least she went back to see the ARCHIVE

 

[Nomar]

She's set the bar so low that this collection is actually tolerable.

 

[Frederic01]

Cathy Horyn’s Review is so on point. Could not agree more with the last sentiments! Bravo Cathy!

That’s how I felt today at Dior. The company erected a giant box in the Tuileries, with flashing disco lights and a round platform meant to evoke a dance floor, and yet, stylistically speaking, there wasn’t much inside the box. Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest collection evidently drew on a 1961 collection by Marc Bohan, known as the Slim Look — because it featured crisp, clean lines and a youthful, Mod sexiness, in contrast with the full-skirted, wasp-waist glamour of Christian Dior’s New Look.

The trouble is the designs, and the feeling behind them, seemed wholly artificial. There are no doubt young, well-brought-up women who might like a pert-looking mini-jumper over a white blouse, or a spring coat in sunny yellow or navy, with low, gold-heeled, black patent mary janes. But beyond a certain cardboard missy type, Chiuri doesn’t seem to be thinking of a flesh-and-blood woman. And what about a Dior customer who is older than, say, 30 and doesn’t have a stick-thin body? Imaginatively, they were shut out of this collection (apart, perhaps, from some coats). And frankly, many of the suits were so blandly polished, and seemingly based on classic Italian or American sportswear, that they looked like uniforms — say, for an airline or upscale boutique.

Also, I didn’t understand the reference to the Roman nightclub, the Piper Club — as the show notes put it, “a sprawling, colorful venue, and an emblem of freedom.” Again, this seems to me nonsense. In the first place, Dior is a French house. It amazes me that its executives allow Chiuri to incorporate so many Italian references in her presentations. The live music for this show was by an Italian group. But that’s not why the club allusion was nonsense. It was that nobody in this big, extravagant box seemed to be having any fun.

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[Vitamine W]

Nothing to see here people, please keep moving thank you.

 

[Deleted member 167090]

Horyn is on point most of the time, except that she always played her favourite with Raf. I can still remmember that time she played an important role in landing Raf the Dior job. MGC is MGC, we don't expect fireworks from her for sure.

 

[Caffeine]

Cathy Horyn’s Review is so on point. Could not agree more with the last sentiments! Bravo Cathy!


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spot on.

 

[Caffeine]

MGC is MGC

but i think she played the casual bar jacket look so well, for years. This collection is just so bland...as a consumer I have zero interest in stepping into their boutiques.

 

[FashionMuseDior]

While I don't think she had that much to work with given that Marc Bohan's Dior is just very conservative and commercial, I do appreciate the fact that she went back to the archives and gave us classic Dior from the 60s. I see some modern touches as well, like Raf Simmons' Dior with the tailoring and details and a toned down Miuccia Prada styling.

My biggest trouble is the fact that it's just so toned down to the very basic elements of a good collection from this house, even the pictures from the archive look more lush than these. The only time that I felt any type of excitement, playfulness and exploration from MGC's ternure so far is the hats from the Spring Couture 2018 Collection, and they were not designed by her.

 

[Norden]

I didn’t agree with Cathy on Marni and Prada. But boy did she nail the sentiment with this review.

it’s a very bland outing. The whole collection reminds me Dior kids collection that I once saw at isetan Tokyo….

Basic, at best.