Shown in Kyoto on Tuesday evening, Maria Grazia Chiuri kicked off her #DiorFall25 homage to the House’s long connection to Japan with ribbed knits and wrap-front shorts and trousers to subtly reference pleating and the art of origami.
For the Dior Fall 2025 show, Maria Grazia Chiuri wanted to explore what determines the sartorial habits of the world’s cultures. She therefore studied the garment, in two and three dimensions, including the kimono jacket, prolonging the work of Monsieur Dior who, for autumn-winter 1957, had already thought up the Diorpaletot and the Diorcoat, conceived to be worn over a kimono while respecting its shape. This is how the loose-fitting, enveloping jackets and coats, sometimes belted, came into being. Precious pieces, both for their fabric – silk – and the sketch of a Japanese garden accompanying the silhouette.
The wide trousers and long skirts undulate with every step and movement. It is a metamorphic collection where black remains intense and deep; where the fascinating narrative of floral motifs becomes a print in its own right; where a golden embroidered inlay expresses the marvelous desire that so often pervades fashion and its creators.
A line weaving a plural dialogue with Japanese textile traditions whilst connecting couture to architecture and, in its more intimate character, placing the body, bodies, at its heart.
Groupshots © Cecy Young
Finale © Daici Ano
Credits: © Courtesy of Dior
