![]() Amid the familiar sounds of violin and cello were the plangent effusions of a sitar and the clean, whistling notes of a flute. The prim grandeur of the orchestra was intercut with the urgent rhythms of Indian folk music, blending in a surprising yet marvellous polyphony. The music was equal parts magnificent and considered. Its mirrored sequins, sewn into the fabric using the ancient shisha embroidery technique, winked under the spotlight, refracting the glare into something kinder and older.Ī bag from the fall 2023 collection imprinted with traditional indian motifs and the house name. ![]() A 14m-tall toran-a piece of cloth hung on doorways to welcome visitors-framed the proceedings. The runway was lined on both sides by columns of diya (lamps), arranged in the gentle crests of lapping waves and flanked by long carpets of intricately coloured flowers. Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri aimed to achieve a creative dialogue between Mumbai and Paris through the details of each look.Īgainst the backdrop of the Gateway of India archway, the house delivered 99 ravishing looks and a monumental show. But on the last night of March, under the auspices of a gibbous moon, Dior put on a show so earnest, so achingly beautiful, that even the most hard-shelled sceptic would have been moved. It had been almost two decades since a major show was staged in India and worries about flippant interpretations, mercenary opportunism (India’s level of disposable income jumped more than 24 percent between 20) and general indelicacy were well-founded. In the run-up to Dior’s fall 2023 show in Mumbai, some anxiety was reasonable.
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