FASHION
Black silk shantung double-breasted coat with black horn buttons , giant fanning sleeves and deep box pleats . © Dior
The new collection is imbued with that attitude : one that is connected , attuned to nature and transformation . Certain pieces display spectacular gradations of red , like a coral reef swaying in the glimmer of the ocean . The colors of paintings by Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning live on in these creations through luminous hues and dreamworlds .
The surrealists ’ female body also conjures a reinterpretation of the miniature mannequin , a poetic emblem at the heart of the couture universe . The artist Cindy Sherman appropriates this almost magical object in one of her first video projects , which oscillates between the history of fashion and the possibility of a new representation ; today , these miniatures make it possible to invent a different ritual .
122 The Art of Luxury Issue 45 2020