Questions of femininity, feminism and lived female experiences have piqued Maria Grazia Chiuri’s interest since her very first show for Dior in 2016, when she sent T-shirts down the runway with ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ — after Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s seminal work — emblazoned across the chest.
It’s personal; Chiuri was (and continues to be) the first woman in the Maison’s history to ascend to the position of Creative Director. It’s also enduring, as the Dior Autumn/Winter 2021 show will attest to.
In anticipation of the newest Dior Autumn/Winter presentation, Chiuri commissioned teaser work from five female illustrators — as follows: Aisha Madu, Bárbara Cerro, Noriko Okaku, Marion Fayolle and Teresa Cherubini — each presenting their own interpretations of what femininity means to them through short animated features. A timely release, considering the show’s debut, 8 March, is International Women’s Day.
All will be revealed here — and online on Dior — on 8 March at 9:30pm Hong Kong time.
Joey Wong
Editor
Retired Tumblr girl Joey has written her way through fashion trends, youth culture and luxury retail in New York and Hong Kong. Beyond internet adventures tracking down the perfect vintage find, you can probably catch her tufting rugs, swigging back Bloody Marys — her third, probably — and making fastidious spreadsheets about her Animal Crossing island.
