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Dior’s Vibrant Fall 2021 Collection Is For Optimists

Explore the Pop-inspired collection at a brand new pop-up - by Monisha Rudhran
  • 05 May 2021
Dior’s Vibrant Fall 2021 Collection Is For Optimists

Though it’s been a moment since Maria Grazia Chiuri first debuted her Dior Fall 2021 ready to wear collection against the glittering, gleaming backdrop of Shanghai’s Long Museum West Bund, the celebratory fashion mood is still very much front of mind.

The Dior womenswear collection drew from the now well-trod global influences that are shaping designers’ work—consciously or not.

Dior Fall RTW 2021

We saw nods to pop of all kinds (including a Blackpink name-check in the press release), traces of Warhol-esque psychedelia and Marco Lodola’s acidic New Futurism, and then there’s the embracing of some faintly Steven Stokey-Daley-style prints on a pair of wide culottes.

Dior Fall RTW Harry Styles comparison
Dior Autumn Ready To Wear 2021 / Harry Styles wearing Steven Stokey-Daley, 2020.

Admittedly, the last may be a reach—though Harry Styles’ growing influence as a style icon is undeniable.

Dior’s Fall 2021 ready to wear showing offered up a vibrant colour palette to rival the likes of rising brands like Lisa Says Gah and Holiday The Label, however, Chiuri also took a look back into the Dior archives.

The bright pink and fluorescent green-yellow tulle numbers for example? They’re both silhouettes from Monsieur Dior, Moulin Rouge and Diana. The two delicate tulle dresses have been given a 2021 update, complete with rebel ballerina styling.

Dior Fall 2021 pink and green tulle dress

The colour palette and heavy scattering of sequins and tie-dye suggest Chiuri is working to the same brief she shared about the Pre-Fall collection.

“We would like to come back to making fashion in a more light, less serious way, because we are all people that love fashion, so we want to be optimistic for the future,” the designer explained.

Dior Fall RTW 2021

As well as reinterpretations of icons like the Dior Bar jacket, a 1950s leopard print trench created by Christian Dior himself, and the anorak, the collection showed off boiler suits, workwear and silver utility gear. Consider it Patagonia by way of Studio 54.

Pop and Dior fans alike can explore the collection at a dedicated pop-up in Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, running from May 6 to June 5, 2021.

Monisha Rudhran
Monisha Rudhran
Monisha Rudhran is a writer and social media producer. She was previously the Fashion Writer across ELLE and marie claire Australia. She’s into trying to be a better person and sparkling water.

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