Considering fashion as a vector of transformation, Maria Grazia Chiuri wanted to revisit the memories and gestures that belong to Dior’s heritage through the Dior autumn-winter 2025-2026 ready-to-wear show. By forging a pluralistic dialogue with the history of fashion she demonstrated how clothing is a receptacle that affirms cultural, aesthetic, and social codes. Taking into consideration the fact that each collection is a construction, a project steeped in fantasy, she raises awareness and invites each and every one of us to use fashion to be ourselves. For her, garments constitute a repertoire of possibilities. Thus the white shirt – which for Maria Grazia Chiuri is the founding element of an outfit freed from gender stereotypes – converses with the forms conceived by Gianfranco Ferré, the architect and erstwhile Artistic Director of Dior, who turns into a reference for this collection.

As a result, among the restored references, the collection revealed cut-out and appliqué embroidery, offset by technical jackets. Like dematerialized crinolines, black velvet ribbons, attached with baroque pearls, brought texture to skirts and dresses. And synonymous with lightness, the transparency finishing the shirts contrasts with the matte black felt of the hyper-structured coats that follow the curves of the body. As for shoulders, they were rounded to shape the silhouette, while masculine jackets are combined with bustiers. Remarkably as well, the tailcoat came back and lace collars were added.

More than a mere collection, this Dior reveal is like the exploration of the stories traversing fashion and its digressions, which allowed the celebration of a femininity that imagines possible futures by mixing evocations of a past that is ever closer to the contemporary wardrobe.