In July Dior confirmed that Maria Grazia Chiuri was to become the iconic French fashion house’s first female Creative Director in its 69 year history.
Tonight she will debut her first Ready-To-Wear collection at the Spring/Summer 2017 show in Paris.
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Speaking of her appointment back in July, the former Co-Creative Director at Valentino said she “couldn’t wait” to express her vision.
“I measure the tremendous responsibility of being the first woman in charge of a house so deeply rooted in the pure expression of femininity,” Chirui said in a statement.
“Seventy-five per cent of Dior staff are women,” Sidney Toledano, Dior Couture chief executive, tells the Business of Fashion. “Having a woman at the label is in keeping with the changing times. [Britain] will have a female PM, American might have a female president. Fashion isn’t involved in political, social or economic matters on the surface. But it reflects a changing mood.”
“There’s a new generation coming and the women of today have a very important role in the world’s future,” he continued.
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