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The collection revisited the house’s famed archival motifs and techniques while playing with the fluidity of memory. Here, timeless symbols were reworked to create something entirely new and unexpected.
Neither Past nor Future
Taking a trip down memory lane, or, as the show notes described it, “reawakening the essential themes pertaining to sartorial memory,” the collection disrupted the concept of time to revisit an alternative dimension.

Sought to reawaken previous centuries’ excellence by merging historical and futuristic reference points, time was inventively used to create a dialogue between eras and document creative transformation.
Historical Legacy
Following the ideology of carrying the past into the present, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri drew inspiration from the celebrated Trapèze line created by the young Yves Saint Laurent as her starting point. This time around, the line felt like a voyage of unexpected moments connected with an underlying thread: a fantastical wonderland. With abstract feathered looks and crinoline used as a “breeding ground for memories,” raw cage-like designs transform looks into escapism.

Further drawing from the past, Monsieur Dior created the Cigale silhouette for the Autumn/Winter 1952-1953 Haute Couture collection, which is reinterpreted in its original fabric. Here, it’s featured in a petite skirt paired with a fitted tailcoat, highlighting the striking contrast in proportions.
The Enchantment of Memory
This Dior oasis unlocked a time-bending world. Visual artist Rithika Merchant created an immersive backdrop of nine paintings to enhance this fascination, creating an enchanting visual adventure.

The artwork conveys stories of womanhood across generations, grounded in past narratives, to demonstrate that memory is not static but fluid.