DIOR FALL/WINTER 2025: ROYAL REBELLION MEETS ROCK ’N’ ROLL

For her penultimate collection at Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri didn’t just look back she reimagined history with a rebellious, rock-infused spirit.

Known for championing feminine codes and collaborations with women artists, Chiuri took a different path this season, inviting visionary director Robert Wilson to create a theatrical universe of fog, flashing lights, floating stones, and even a winged dinosaur soaring above the runway. The set was as surreal as the collection itself charged with drama, nostalgia, and anticipation of her nearing farewell.

On the runway, Dior’s language shifted. Darker, richer, and more ornate than ever before, the looks embraced dualities: masculine vs. feminine, historic vs. modern, elegance vs. rebellion. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, Chiuri blurred centuries and genders into a confident, theatrical mash-up.

Edwardian frock coats, velvet cloaks, and embroidered capes were reimagined with Bermuda shorts and boots. Corset stomachers appeared with zippers instead of laces, worn as layered vests or cropped athletic tops. Sportswear infiltrated aristocracy as puffed-sleeved doublets morphed into bomber jackets. Lace dresses added witchy sensuality, while a distressed revival of Galliano’s iconic J’Adore Dior tee brought grunge into the spotlight.

It was a collection that felt like a culmination Chiuri loosening her grip on refinement, allowing Dior’s past to collide with subversive energy. The result? A royal flush of history, rebellion, and rock ’n’ roll attitude.

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