Dior shows cruise collection in LA - Kuwait Timesnews.kuwaittimes.net/pdf/2017/may/13/p26.pdf ·...
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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 T he glamour of France's fashion industry hit Los Angeles Thursday as Dior lured a bevy of stars including Charlize Theron and Rihanna to the Santa Monica mountains for its latest runway show. The couture house's 2018 cruise collection presentation saw around 800 guests decamping to a remote reserve on the edge of the upscale suburb of Calabasas, home to Jennifer Lopez, the Kardashian-Jenners and much of Hollywood's A list. Around 50 models showcased a wardrobe with a music festi- val vibe inspired by Lascaux cave paintings, painter Georgia O'Keeffe and feminist shamanic healer Vicki Noble, with plenty of pleated skirts and bolero hats on show. The remote location for the runway show was chosen by Maria Grazia Chiuri, who was lured from Valentino in July last year to become Dior's first female creative director of women's haute couture and accessories. As the company celebrates its 70th anniversary, Chiuri has been introducing a more modern, rock 'n' roll look to the house's fashion offering, exemplified by her $710 "We Should All Be Feminists" t-shirt inspired by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay and TEDx talk of the same name. "Christian Dior in 1947 came to Los Angeles, only two years after the war, to show his collection. So we decided on the anniversary to come back," Chiuri said. "Normally when you think about LA, the first thing is celebri- ties, Hollywood, red carpets but I think there is another aspect, the natural aspect open spaces. Many people love this place-also Mr Dior-because California is in some ways a paradise."Dior took over Santa Monica seafood restaurant Gladstone's on the eve of the show for a glitzy beachside party welcoming celebrities including "Slumdog Millionaire" star Frieda Pinto, and actresses Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men"), Jaime King ("Sin City") and Juno Temple ("Vinyl"). Femininity "What's not to love about Dior? I can't wait to see what's going to be the concept of the new collection. I'm excited," Barbadian pop superstar Rihanna, 29, who showcased an off-the-shoulder brown fur coat, said ahead of the show. "It's always a pleasure... Dior shows cruise collection in LA Models walk the runway during the first cruise collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior show in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon, Calabasas, California. — AFP photos Kelly Rowland arrives at the Dior Cruise Show.
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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017
The glamour of France's fashion industry hit Los AngelesThursday as Dior lured a bevy of stars including CharlizeTheron and Rihanna to the Santa Monica mountains for its
latest runway show. The couture house's 2018 cruise collectionpresentation saw around 800 guests decamping to a remotereserve on the edge of the upscale suburb of Calabasas, home toJennifer Lopez, the Kardashian-Jenners and much of Hollywood'sA list.
Around 50 models showcased a wardrobe with a music festi-val vibe inspired by Lascaux cave paintings, painter GeorgiaO'Keeffe and feminist shamanic healer Vicki Noble, with plenty ofpleated skirts and bolero hats on show. The remote location forthe runway show was chosen by Maria Grazia Chiuri, who waslured from Valentino in July last year to become Dior's first femalecreative director of women's haute couture and accessories.
As the company celebrates its 70th anniversary, Chiuri hasbeen introducing a more modern, rock 'n' roll look to the house'sfashion offering, exemplified by her $710 "We Should All BeFeminists" t-shirt inspired by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essayand TEDx talk of the same name. "Christian Dior in 1947 came toLos Angeles, only two years after the war, to show his collection.So we decided on the anniversary to come back," Chiuri said.
"Normally when you think about LA, the first thing is celebri-ties, Hollywood, red carpets but I think there is another aspect,the natural aspect open spaces. Many people love this place-alsoMr Dior-because California is in some ways a paradise."Dior tookover Santa Monica seafood restaurant Gladstone's on the eve ofthe show for a glitzy beachside party welcoming celebritiesincluding "Slumdog Millionaire" star Frieda Pinto, and actressesKiernan Shipka ("Mad Men"), Jaime King ("Sin City") and JunoTemple ("Vinyl").
Femininity "What's not to love about Dior? I can't wait to see what's going
to be the concept of the new collection. I'm excited," Barbadianpop superstar Rihanna, 29, who showcased an off-the-shoulderbrown fur coat, said ahead of the show. "It's always a pleasure...
Dior shows cruisecollection in LA
Models walk the runway during the first cruise collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior show in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon, Calabasas, California. — AFP p hotos
Kelly Rowland arrives at the Dior Cruise Show.
