Geometry of the beautiful: couture collection spring-summer 2018 from Christian Dior

French surrealism and black and white geometry in the avant-garde mix of the new spring-summer collection of the legendary fashion house.

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The couture collection of the new season from Dior was based on the work of French artist of Argentinean origin Leonor Fini. Her name, despite a significant contribution to French and world culture, is not widely heard today - and this despite the fact that her works were exhibited on a par with Salvador Dali and Picasso.

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It is known that Christian Dior himself was a big fan of Fini's work and even organized her first solo exhibition in the gallery, where he worked before he became a couturier. And finally, the powerful feminist message that the artist put into her work is of no small importance. Given all the details, it is not surprising that Dior creative director Maria Grazia Curie chose her as her muse.

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Perhaps the surrealism in the new collection appeared in one of the mildest of all possible forms: no extreme, only exquisite flirting with optical illusions and strict geometry.It is extremely interesting to observe how all the most relevant trends are being transformed within the rigid framework of the style: here are the decor in the form of butterflies, feathers, and many other fashion trends of 2018, which we wrote about recently.

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However, the monochrome gamut gradually recedes and color replaces it - however, no spring colors, all shades are muffled and dim (except for a single Grenadine-colored dress). And yet - this is a real spring, a little pretentious, catwalk, difficult, but bearing changes and unusual energy.