Maria Grazia Chiuri - Designer

[yslforever]

let me get this straight: you have that horrible little man harris reed running around, turning fashion into one big woke gender-fluid circus and none of the hive minded fashion gays™ bat an eyelid. some of them even lap it up. but maria grazia chiuri reliably produces competently designed (if incredibly boring) clothes every season and for some reason its knives out?

i'm not here to defend her blandness but there are absolutely double standards that exist and i wouldn't be surprised if they are rooted in misogyny.

I think everyone equally hates Harris Reed too, he is just not leading one of the most important and revered house and legacy in fashion history.
He is irrelevant in the fashion conversation.

 

[ah ah]

Ok, it seems we're losing the point here. As much as I was relieved yesterday when it was announced that Maria Grazia Chiuri is stepping down at Dior - and as much as I’ve never liked her work at the brand - I believe we should agree that she’s a designer who understands the market well. Therefore, like it or not, she has been a real player. She cannot be compared to the likes of Harris Reed or Ludovic de Saint Sernin, who, unfortunately, have yet to contribute anything truly relevant to fashion.

 

[j02215]

For better or worse, she had brought consistency and stability to Dior at a time when it was much needed, and her vision really resonated with a segment of both aspirational shoppers and the truly wealthy/conservative clients - which is not an easy feat by any means.

For me, she was at her best when the products were unabashedly commercial, and at her worst when she tried to package the designs in cheap/insincere intellectualism.

Ultimately, I think she is, in part, a victim of the current fashion cycle speed and the number of shows required at a mega house like Dior. If she still wants to work and if it won’t hurt her pride, she would thrive at a smaller, but highly skilled house, and hopefully churning out only 2 shows a year.

 

[Nimsay]

how is she a victim. Shes a millionaire who got to share her elite skill with the world. The dior archive now has 5,000 flawless dresses by her.

 

[j02215]

^ lmao, of course not a real life victim. Target might’ve been a better word - as in, TFS target

 

[Ninocka98]

Finally she steps out

 

[tricotineacetat]

If she still wants to work and if it won’t hurt her pride, she would thrive at a smaller, but highly skilled house, and hopefully churning out only 2 shows a year.

I doubt there are any such houses left in today‘s fashion environment - Olivier Theyskens' Rochas would have been that but the time of storied couture names brought back to serve a niche taste for those-in-the-know is all but gone.

And quite frankly speaking - The very last person I would want to see making a comeback in such a frame work would be Maria Grazia Chiuri…

 

[FelipeV]

After all I think we're being so harsh with her,
she was the first one in
also she created the
and don't forget when she

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

You are right. She would be actually perfect for
or for
or even for

 

[tricotineacetat]

I wouldn‘t mind her added to the roster of Uniqlo‘s designers - Funny cause she would in turn then likely replace J.W. Anderson, as I doubt he will want to continue his collab with such a large amount of work on Dior.

 

[youthinasia]

I wouldn‘t mind her added to the roster of Uniqlo‘s designers - Funny cause she would in turn then likely replace J.W. Anderson, as I doubt he will want to continue his collab with such a large amount of work on Dior.

You really think he actually works on Uniqlo x JW Anderson? Surely, he would just sign off on the designs and collect the paycheque.

 

[BalkaniStaCouture]

I am 100% sure JW Anderson will go faster then Sabato. Really eager to see will frogs appear on Lady Dior. 🤭

I am still shocked that Sean is still at McQueen
And Lee is still at Burberry.

I guess miracles are happening.

Sad that Maria left. End of an era.

 

[tourbillions]

I am still shocked that Sean is still at McQueen

i dont know how the sales are but he is doing mid collections. nothing to be excited about and also nothing to hate. Somehow respects mcqueen but maybe too much

 

[chalayan]

i dont know how the sales are but he is doing mid collections. nothing to be excited about and also nothing to hate. Somehow respects mcqueen but maybe too much

as noted in the kering annual financial report (february 2025)