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Dior transforms Saks into a ‘Carousel of Dreams’ for the festive season

French luxury fashion house Dior has transformed the 10-story façade of Saks’ New York flagship store on Fifth Avenue with a ‘Carousel of Dreams’ window display and theatrical light show, alongside in-store installations and a digital pop-up to celebrate the holiday season. The immersive festive takeover features the “most extensive” holiday...

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New reading material: Fashion books for the 2023 wish list

Every year a slew of great fashion books come out. Whether it be biographies, a deep dive into an aspect of the industry or an overview of a fashion house - there is plenty to choose from. In case your wish list for the holidays is still very empty, or you are simply looking for a book to give to yourself as a gift, FashionUnited has collected...

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Dior to create ‘Carousel of Dreams’ at Saks for festive season

French luxury fashion house Dior will transform Saks' New York flagship into a winter wonderland for the holiday season with a reimagined light show experience. Dior’s ‘Carousel of Dreams’ at Saks for the Christmas period will combine a digital pop-up, featuring exclusive Dior products on Saks.com, alongside a complete visual takeover of the...

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Dior and Saint Laurent bring contrasting feminisms to Paris

Christian Dior mocked sexist stereotypes while Saint Laurent was inspired by female pioneers at their Paris Fashion Week shows on Tuesday. Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was coming off a PR coup after dressing Queen Camilla in a billowing midnight-blue silk dress for the state dinner at Versailles earlier this month. "I'm very happy to have...

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Video: Dior SS24

In this video you can see Dior’s SS24 collection presented at Paris Fashion Week. Video: FF Channel via Youtube

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Dior's longest-running designer Marc Bohan dies at 97

Fashion designer Marc Bohan, who was artistic director of Dior for an unprecedented three decades, has died, the luxury brand said Friday. Bohan, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97, was one of the quieter members of the fashion fraternity, in stark contrast to successors like John Galliano. But he was a master of the trade who managed...

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Dior collaborates with rapper IDK to outfit No Label Academy students

Dior, in collaboration with rapper Jason Mills (best known by his stage name IDK) is set to clothe twenty-five students engaged in the innovative No Label Academy. In a bid to democratize music education, the non-profit organization No Label has joined forces with rapper and producer IDK to establish an avant-garde program named No Label Academy...

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Dior to open month-long pop-up concept at Harrods

Luxury label Dior is taking to Harrods for the final month of summer with a series of new pop-up concepts that are set to call the department store home over the period. Spanning August 4 to 27, the in-store experiences will house the brand’s autumn/winter 2023/24 ready-to-wear collection over three spaces that each set to highlight a different...

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Dior elevates sneaker authenticity with Digital Twin and NFT integration

Dior has unveiled its latest B33 sneaker drop, accompanied by a cutting-edge digital twin. In a move to enhance the footwear's authenticity, the French luxury house has embedded an NFC chip beneath the sole of the right shoe. This innovative feature provides the sneakers with an elevated digital certificate of authenticity. The limited series of...

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Dior opens pop-up in London for Dior Tears collaboration

French fashion house Dior has opened a pop-up in London to celebrate Dior Tears, the collaboration between Dior Men’s artistic director Kim Jones and Tremaine Emory’s Denim Tears. The pop-up at Phonica Records in London Soho, open until July 13, features a series of inflatable sculptures alongside the capsule collection inspired by the history...

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Greek goddesses at Dior couture show

There were no frills or heels for Christian Dior as the label took over the Rodin Museum in Paris on Monday, putting on a fitting homage to Greek goddesses for the opening day of haute couture week. The show opened with a long white woollen dress and matching cape, while other designs used pleats to evoke classical-era statues. The clothes were...

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Sci-fi Dior show boldly puts focus on 'real clothes'

Dior put on an austere sci-fi spectacle at Paris Fashion Week on Friday that wowed the audience with models rising unexpectedly out of hidden trapdoors. Despite the impressive gimmick, Dior's creative director Kim Jones told AFP the stark, metallic set design was aimed at putting the focus on the outfits -- not always the case in the...