Hello Teddy Girls ... Dior Fall/Winter 2019-20 Collection
The first round of Paris Fashion Week 2019 kicks off as celebrities and fashion editors from all corners of the world thronged Musée Rodin for the Dior Fall/Winter 2019 collection presentation.
Set amongst a vast collection of sculptures, drawings, old photographs
and objets d’arts, Dior’s Artistic/Creative
Director Maria Grazia Chiuri delighted her fans and critiques alike with a
dazzling array of ready-to-wear pieces inspired by the Teddy Girls – a feminine take of the British subculture Teddy Boys –
with a dash of post-war 1950s mood, an era when the late Monsieur Dior first debuted
his New Look collection to the fashion sphere.
The Bar jacket – Dior’s timeless and forever celebrated invention –
takes the runway as the season’s main protagonist. Featuring a more masculine
line and through cut, the legendary nipped waist jacket is fitted with a velvet
collar.
The reinvented jacket is then paired with gathered skirts made from
supple technical fabrics, bringing forth the allure of the house’s signature
elegance and sportswear spirit.
Tailored pieces are paired with cutting edge outerwear while palette of
sombre and lively colours woven into quirky tartan patterns. At a glance,
Fifties aside, it would not be wrong the assume that collection is not just
about celebrating the British subculture or reinventing the Teddy Girls with
Dior’s renowned insouciance per se.
In fact, it’s like a beautiful homage to
the icons who have elevated the British fashion scene to its current level
today: Think the late Alexander fashion’s rebellious dame Vivienne Westwood.
To soften the dominating masculine silhouette, Chiuri sent out models in
a slew of corseted dresses crafted from airy printed chiffon, sweetheart
neckline with braided straps, striped loose knits, and a full red-black tartan
dress with frayed above the knees hemline and zippered front that certainly
will receive the nod of approval from Cher Horowitz of 90s cult teen flick “Clueless”.
As the show progresses through the evening wear, the Fifties begin to echo
strongly with pieces that once adorned the svelte bodies of 50s silver screen
sirens such as Greta Garbo and Rita Hayworth. Sheer fabric such as chiffon
rules the line-up and made desirable with sometimes extravagant details such as
butterfly appliques that seem fluttering – as if they were alive!
Accessories such as bucket hat – either in black patent leather or
tartan fabric finishing – with subtle netting signifies the unison of street
and Dior’s revered codes of elegance. On the other hand, leather wide belts fashioned
like Japanese kimono obi with “D” charm accentuates the feminine body
silhouette.
As the British climate is often damp, gloomy and sometimes wet,
almost all models were seen strutting in ankle boots, wellington boots and or
chic two-toned Mary Janes with rustic eyelets and ankle socks.
Dior Fall/Winter 2019 ready-to-wear collection and accessories will be
available at all Dior stores and selected multi-brand retailers worldwide as
early as June 2019.
*Photos courtesy of Dior
Dior – G28, Indulge Floor,
Starhill Gallery, 181 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur; Lot G23B & LC-G01,
Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre,50088 Kuala Lumpur
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