Christian Dior’s YouTube channel is one of the best on the video sharing website. Period. Blessing us with awe-inspiring behind-the-scenes footage and fascinating savior-faire videos from the Paris ateliers of the fabled French fashion house – we regularly find ourselves obsessing over Dior’s uploads.
An in-depth look at Christian Dior’s Cruise 2024 collection shown in Mexico is one of the latest to be uploaded, which introduces us to the communities that worked on the collection. Maria Grazia Chiuri whisked the fashion pack off to Mexico City back in May, staging the show on location at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, the alma mater of famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The Italian creative director collaborated with local designers on the ground in Mexico, in order to showcase the country’s traditional techniques, cultural practices and exceptional craftsmanship. As a result, models paraded a collection of airy crisp white shirts, tiered skirts, traditional huipil tops and embroidered bar jackets – complete with a series of white cotton dresses boasting words of protest rounding out the show.
Watch the hour-long Dior Metamorphosis: The Story of Dior in Mexico documentary below:
Back in May, the…
