Cruise 2024 Show
Online on May 20th at 8.30 pm Mexico City time (May 21st 4.30 am CEST)
A constellation of places that spark emotions – this is what Mexico is to Maria Grazia Chiuri. A “place of the soul,” just as it was for surrealist artists, from Leonora Carrington to Remedios Varo, and for Tina Modotti who, through her photographs, captured the landscapes and people of Mexico.
CONSTELLATIONS
Reflecting sources of inspiration for the collection, and as a tribute to the ties forged with Mexico since the House’s beginnings, the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso served as a privileged setting for the Dior cruise 2024 show. A symbolic space, the very locus of creation and love, where Frida Kahlo studied and where she met Diego Rivera... A magical moment, transcending time, alive with the power of art and exceptional craftsmanship.
MEXICAN POETRY
As a tribute to the iconic figure of Frida Kahlo, the silhouettes of the Dior cruise 2024 collection exalt the interweaving of a masculine-feminine spirit and traditional Mexican attire. Thus, heritage and audacity are combined in an allure transcending genres and celebrating exceptional artisanship. Butterflies, forming a guiding thread, punctuate the looks through couture embroidery, prints and accessories – from jewelry to shoes. Full skirts unfold in corollas and are worn with huipils or gabans; a passionate ode to the pluralistic virtuosity of ancestral Mexican techniques.
COLLECTIVE WEAVING
Connected by a belief in the preservation of traditional techniques and the safeguarding of cultural practices embodied by textiles, Maria Grazia Chiuri has gathered around her different generations of artisans from different regions of Mexico. Thus, the transmission of gestures, patterns and values pertaining to textile and dress form a common vision of the future, with thriving artisanal legacies.
Remigio Mestas
Mazatec Community of La Chuparrosa, Jalapa de Diaz, Oaxaca
Chinantec Community of Valle Nacional, Oaxaca
Zapotec Community of Isthmus of Tehuantepec, San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca
Project Coordinator: Remigio Mestas, Textiles Researcher, Promoter
and Expert in Natural Dyes
Adela González Vargas, Weaver
Tomasa Pacheco Ignacio, Weaver
Olegaria Méndez Cardano, Embroiderer
Fátima Giselle Vásquez Méndez, Embroiderer
Macabeo Aniceto Terrero, Embroiderer
Antonia Gómez Velasco, Weaver
Imelda Acevedo Jacobo, Embroiderer
Eusebia García Avendaño, Embroiderer
Virgilio Arturo García Ruiz, Weaver
Sodelva Espinoza Gutiérrez, Embroiderer
María Fernanda Jiménez Espinoza, Embroiderer
Narcy Morales
Mixtec Community of San Lucas Redención, San Pablo Tijaltepec, Oaxaca
Project Coordinator: Narcy Morales, Architect and Designer
Victoria Santiago García, Embroiderer
Marcelina Santiago González, Embroiderer
Isabella Gonzáles Silva, Embroiderer
María Juana Morales Silva, Embroiderer
Irma Silva Vásques, Embroiderer
Virginia Santiago Vásquez, Embroiderer
Francisca González García, Embroiderer
Victoria Silva Ortiz, Embroiderer
Hilán Cruz
Nahua Communities of Tlacomulco de Huauchinango, Atla Pahuatlán and Naupan, Puebla
Hilán Cruz Cruz, Weaver
Nicolaza Cruz Vargas, Weaver and Embroiderer
Anahí Cruz Cruz, Weaver
Guadalupe Cortés Sánchez, Embroiderer
María Robertina Rafaela Vargas Vargas, Embroiderer
Alicia Téllez Ortíz, Embroiderer
Beatriz De La Cruz Hernández, Weaver
Lorena Cruz Vargas, Embroiderer
María Dominga Hernández, Weaver
Amelia Cruz Vargas, Embroiderer
Herminia Vargas Marín, Embroiderer
Eugenia Ixtlahuaca Hernández, Embroiderer
Pedro Meza - La Casa de la Comunidad de las Tejedoras Mayas
Mayan Communities from Los Altos de Chiapas
Project Coordinator: Pedro Meza Meza, Weaver
Petrona Gómez Girón, Weaver
Victoria Pérez Pérez, Embroiderer
Rosa Díaz Gómez, Tejedora
Margarita Gómez Gómez, Embroiderer
María Sánchez Vázquez, Weaver
Andrea Patixtán Girón, Weaver
Zenaida Aguilar Pérez, Design Assistant
Jorge Hernández Hernández Production Assistant
Savoir-faire
Photo 1
Fátima Vázquez Méndez working on a Dior piece
Photo 2
Mtra. Sodelva Espinoza Gutiérrez with her three daughters. Micaela Jiménez Espinoza,
María Fernanda Jiménez Espinoza, Luz Del Carmen Jiménez Espinoza
Photos 4 And 5
Victoria Pérez working on a Dior piece
Scenography
José Clemente Orozco, La Ley y la justicia, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Jehová entre pobres y ricos, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La Libertad, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Basura Social, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, El acecho, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Los aristocratas, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Educación, 1924 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Alcancia, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Revolucionarios, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Trabajadores, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La despedida, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La familia, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Mujeres, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Sepulturero, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La bendición, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Los ingenieros, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Espada y girnalda, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Girnalda, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Hoz y martillo, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Girnalda, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Hombres que beben agua, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Constructores, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Ornamentos, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Franciscanos, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Razas aborigenes, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Cortes y la Malinche, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Maguey, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Cruz y serpiente, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Juventud, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Huesos, 1923 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Franciscano, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Razas aborigenes, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Sín título, 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Banquete de los Ricos, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La trinidad revolucionaria, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Maternidad, 1923 - 1924
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Destrucción del viejo orden, 1924 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La trinchera, 1924 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, La huelga, 1924 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
José Clemente Orozco, Educación, 1924 - 1926
©Adagp, Paris, 2023
© The Jean Charlot Estate LLC. With permission
Fernando Leal (1896 – 1964)
© Coleccion y Archivo Fernando Leal Audirac
Los Danzantes de Chalma, 1923-1924, Encásustica
Diego Rivera
©2023 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Av.5 de Mayo No.20, col.
Centro, alc. Cuauhtémoc, c.p 06000 Mexico City.
Fashion Curator specialized in Frida Kahlo and Mexican Savoir Faire