FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

Written by: Lauren Cunningham

As Maria Grazia Chuiri creates ties between two cities, we're treated to all-black corp core, city-girl chic, and a handful of patriotic pieces as a love letter from Paris to New York

J’adore Dior will remain in our minds as one of the most famous fashion taglines around, despite it originating as a perfume title. For the Fall 2024 collection however, it couldn’t be more perfect as Maria Grazia Chiuri and team Dior jetted off to NYC to present a mammoth amount of monochrome looks for its women’s ready-to-wear collection.

Bringing Paris to the Big Apple, Dior injected its instantly recognizable chic cuts and creativity while strongly tying together the two cities. Landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower decorated bags and dresses, while the words New York and Paris were sprawled across many model.

THE LOCATION

When thinking of New York, a few core locations spring ot mind: The Met, The Empire State, Rockefeller, and the Statue of Liberty. Although Dior ignored all of these for its big NYC collection and actually popped up in the Brooklyn Museum. It’s cool, didn’t you know?

Taking over the venue with minimalist white boarding, rows of seats, and striking neon lights in the shape of hands, it certainly made for quite the mesmerizing backdrop. Plus, as it’s New York, the night didn’t stop there as ultimate NYC cool girl Kim Gordon put on a performance for the celeb-filled crowd, including Anya Taylor-Joy, Naomi Watts, Haerin, Michelle Williams, and Rosamund Pike.

THE MUSE

Becoming a Dior muse isn’t easy, but Marlene Dietrich seems to have broken that boundary from the grave, becoming Maria Grazia Chiuri’s biggest source of inspiration. The House shares that it’s the “diva’s phantasmagorical presence and boyish allure,” that they found captivating, along with her love for masculine suits that promoted scandal at the time of her acting heyday, the 1920s-’80s.

Tweed was a core focus fabric in this collection for this reason and Monsieur Dior himself wrote in his Petit Dictionnaire: “In the last few years, tweeds have extended their use, ever for dressy suits. I think they are extremely elegant. To wear them in the country is a ‘must’. At one time, you could only get tweeds in a rather heavy weights and qualities and colors.” This prompted the classing English material to be carries through many a chic piece.

THE LOOKS

Focusing on corporate chic, the collection included a large number of all-black outfits, adding little Dior-like twists to make them more eye-catching: a leopard-print jacket, crafty cut-outs, and sheer fabrics. While a white shirt and black trousers may not scream runway style, Chiuri’s added dimensions made them seem incredibly chic.

Our favorite looks? The leather coat and leggings, beautifully beaded styles, preppy varsity jackets, and, of course, the patriotic pieces combining the US and French flags. Despite the dark shades, there was actually a lot going on, from corp core to collegiate chic and plenty sparkly accents.

THE ACCESSORIES

No Dior show would be complete without accessories. After all, the House is famous for a huge number of bags: the tote, lady, and saddle to name just a few, alongside standout shoe styles and smaller scarves and sunglasses. So, unsurprisingly, they followed a similar theme to the rest of the line. All-black book totes and Daisy mini bags, heavily logo-printed bowling bags and the odd younger, cooler shape of a denim-clad or flag-covered style. Plus, in keeping with the city-girl chic, plenty of flat shoes such as boots, pumps, and trainers. Easy.