For Maria Grazia Chiuri, the Dior cruise 2023 collection is a journey of discovery and reflection. The locations chosen provide a spectacular backdrop for a procession of garments that come together to form a d&eacute;fil&eacute;, echoing the history of the House and its desire to seek out original collaborations inspired by their native territories.

The icon of this collection&nbsp;is La Capitana, the name given to Carmen Amaya. With her freedom to dance that did not submit to any rule, she represented the essence of Flamenco. An artist with&nbsp;singular, revolutionary movements, she was the first dancer in her field to dress in men&rsquo;s clothing, combining power and fragility through her art. Expressing the soul of Spain, she continues to embody a conscious and plural femininity.
From the spring-summer 1956 haute couture&nbsp;Bal &agrave; S&eacute;ville&nbsp;dress &ndash; designed by Christian Dior &ndash; to the Plaza de Espa&ntilde;a &ndash; built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition to embrace the richness of the cultures that have shaped Spain and represent its multitudes &ndash; real and metaphorical places abolish borders by rethinking the dress codes that inspire fashion. In this intense atmosphere, depicted in the chiaroscuro of some of Goya&rsquo;s paintings and through the words of Federico Garc&iacute;a Lorca, a creative process was born, melding fascination, homage, interpretation and restitution.

Among other references, the looks evoke the Duchess of Alba, a legendary character who rode horses&nbsp;with&nbsp;Jackie Kennedy in a short jacket, high-waisted pants and a wide-brimmed hat worn on an angle. But also, red, black, and mantillas. Elsewhere, the abundance of embroidery that adorns the venerated Madonna della Macarena&rsquo;s gowns takes on the role of a sacred ritual in a choreography that suspends the body into an&nbsp;iconic&nbsp;image.
The emblematic Manila shawl retells the stories and journeys of the communities that created and wore it. The tale of these&nbsp;nomadic objects&nbsp;is narrated&nbsp;using multiple voices: note the men&rsquo;s pinstripe suits, the pants worn with suspenders, the silk-lined waistcoats; the white shirts; the Andalusian horsemen&rsquo;s pants; the short jackets adorned with&nbsp;brandebourg&nbsp;closures; the trimmed boleros that make the silhouette even more slender; the sleeves that can flare out like a cape. Shimmering taffeta &ndash; in red, yellow, ochre, black &ndash; is sculpted into exuberant skirts that symbolize both Dior and Spain. Carefully considered volumes elevate the contrasts; lace appears in manifold forms; the&nbsp;Bar&nbsp;jacket is reinvented in black velvet embroidered with various gold threads.
This Dior cruise event is thus transformed by Maria Grazia Chiuri into a meeting of emotions and intentions, conveying an idea of fashion that is both&nbsp;of the everyday and&nbsp;of the extraordinary, wherein the creations celebrate the multiplicity of the visions of femininity.

Cruise Dior 2023

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