![]() ![]() They highlighted TikTok-coined “#whimsigoth” and elements in their designs in a collection titled “Monoliths” that draws upon dolmens, triskelions, natural design, and other imagery familiar to Pagans, Witches, and Heathens. Others were more decisive in their associations with Pagan images than Dior’s echoes of witchy elements.Įarlier this year, London designers Paolina Russo and Lucille Guilmard made a splash at Copenhagen Fashion Week just after Lughnasadh, which itself was highlighted at the event. ![]() “Unlike my mother, I have a choice.”ĭior is not the only fashion designer to look at clothing with touches of witchcraft and Pagan elements. She wanted to highlight the social changes empowering women over the last 50 years and the political climate. “NOT HER is an image in itself, a response to the dominant stereotype: it’s not her, she’s no longer all that.” “My position is NOT HER, the statement that has become the thread that guides and binds all my work and installations, images and writings alike,” said Bellatoni. It’s important to have a strong community of artists around you.”īellatoni added bright pink and yellow walls with slogans such as “NOT HER,” “CAPITALISM WON’T TAKE HER WHERE SHE REALLY WANTS TO GO,” and “YOUR BODY IS POETIC YOUR BODY IS POLITICAL.” Without their voices, this would be impossible for me. “I’m very, very worried,” she said as she considered the politics in America, Iran, Italy, and elsewhere. Guest artist Elena Bellatoni, who created the show space, added to Dior’s spring collection by highlighting the impact of late-stage capitalism, sexist advertising and its damage on women. There were also social statements made during the show to highlight a growing conservativism in the world. Several commented that Dior has become repetitive, asking, “Where is the magic?” She wanted to add supernatural elements, plastering her mood board with images of Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc, Maria Callas as Medea, Simone Signoret appearing in a film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. She did not want “to reproduce another stereotypical idea” as she re-imagined some of the classics of the Dior collection. “It’s the idea of transformation,” Chiuri added noting that the transformation is about her work at Dior. “It’s a reflection upon imagery and how much it affects our ideas of things,” she said.Įxploring that notion, she looked to female stereotypes of history: unconventional women, who were deemed dark or dangerous, from the witches of the Middle Ages to the Parisiennes of 19th-century France. “I want to translate this with a view that’s more contemporary. Dior’s work, I remind myself that they were done probably with a male gaze,” Chiuri commented to Vogue. She explains that her thought process behind the design of the clothing was both a reflection of the historical Dior collection and a feminist re-envisioning of the fashion. Under Chiuri, Dior’s 2023 collection is a look at female stereotypes throughout history, from witches to the Parisiennes of 19th-century France. She has led the fashion house since 2016 and is the first woman to lead the creative side of Dior in its history. The design of the clothing was led by Italian fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, who has been the creative director at Christian Dior SE. ![]() As we noted then, the cards and their imagery will be comfortable and familiar to The Wild Hunt’s readership. Two years ago, fashion luxury brand Dior explored the intersection of trot and fashion in their 2021 Spring collection with a 15-minute film titled Le Château du Tarot. Ahead of Paris Fashion Week 2023 and the unveiling of the Dior presentation, the Creative Director of Dior Beauty, Peter Phillips, summed up the Spring/Summer 2024 runway show with two words: “witchy lips.” Witch clothing is in vogue, according to fashionistas.įor the fourth year in a row, elements of stereotypical witches in popular culture have emerged on the runways. We had such an amazing time and the kids all enjoyed creating their runway looks! To learn more about Crayola’s My Virtual Fashion Show App, be sure to click here.PARIS – Grab the black ensembles. So, in between designs the little ones sipped hot chocolate and feasted on some sweet treats. The Crayola event took place at Dylan’s Candy Bar. They kept drawing and recreating image after image using the craft items we placed on each table. Your child’s dress gets to have a few seconds of fame with all that glitz and glam that red carpet celebs know and love. Next, you need to down the ‘My Virtual Fashion Show’ App ( here) and take a picture of the drawing. Feathers, gems, glitter, markers, crayons – you name it! They can use any type of material you have on hand. First, you have your child color in a dress design from the Crayola My Virtual Fashion Show kit. ![]()
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