CHRISTIAN DIOR

Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s “We Should All Be Feminists” slogan T-shirt in her debut readyto-wear collection for Christian Dior last October was a defining fashion moment for the house. Post-us presidential election, her follow-up collection followed through on the theme of woman power. Blue— inspired by a navy belted skirt suit circa 1951—referenced the colour of World War II women’s and factory worker uniforms, and appeared in roomy denim trouser suits, glittery maxi dresses, and embellished tulle skirts. Then there was a ruffled babyblue gown worn under a backwards jacket that was a throwback to Celine Dion’s trouser suit at the 1999 Oscars. All were capped with black leather berets by milliner Stephen Jones.