Dior in the Desert! Photos from Christian Dior Cruise 2018 Runway Show
The Resort world tour continues with Dior’s show in Los Angeles. This evening, creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri brought the fashion pack to the Santa Monica Mountains Nature Preserve—in ATVs, no less!—to present a collection of midi dresses, utility jackets, and chunky knits fit for the rugged, laid-back setting.
In the vast nature preserve, guests were seated in airy tents with views of the hills. The show began just after sunset, and in the background, hot air balloons swayed gently in the breeze. As for the runway, there wasn’t one; models walked by on the packed dirt in flat boots and leather sandals.
The Primitive Prints
Chiuri’s silk jacquard dresses and jackets featured her dreamy, blown-up interpretation of the Lascaux animal paintings. In earthy shades of tan, rust, and ocher, the prints looked surprisingly close to the real thing; there was even a fur coat intarsia’d with the motif for the ultimate mix of past and present.
