Dior’s Cruise 2020, a truly African collection

Jean Paul Gaultier is paying homage to Pierre Cardin. The star couturier of the 1960s was the inventor of high-concept, theatrical fashion shows and took Gaultier under his wing when he was just 18, nurturing the talent who would come to be known as the "enfant terrible" of fashion.

Christian Dior turned the runway into a Mexican-inspired rodeo on Friday (May 25) at France's sumptuous Chantilly chateau, unveiling its latest mid-season "cruise" collection alongside a horse-riding spectacular.

Outside the Fashion Week calendar are the Cruise collections. Created in the 1920s, they were designed for wealthy clients who spent the winter in the tropics.

When Odile Kern stepped into a Parisian lift sometime in 1953, she found herself standing next to luxury couturier Christian Dior - and in an instant, her life changed.

An unlikely model made an appearance on the catwalk of the Christian Dior Cruise show in Marrakech on Monday, in typical feline fashion.

Dior's Cruise 2020, a truly African collection.

Christian Dior creative designer Maria Grazia Chiuri says the nearly all-black dresses in the brand's latest Haute Couture collection in Paris on Monday are 'essential' so that people can look at the clothes 'like a project that you can personalize' in a comfortable way.

The first-ever online Paris fashion week clicks off with the world of runway shows thrown into an existential crisis by the coronavirus. Dior has replaced its usual runway show with a short film by Italian Director Matteo Garrone, showcasing a miniature collection.

models strutDior showcases its cruise collection on a catwalk at the Piazza del duomo in Lecce, southern Italy, in the first runway show by a major fashion house since coronavirus lockdowns began in Europe.

Mirror, mirror on the wall… who's the fairest of them all? Dior’s sumptuous and subversive film for next autumn's ready-to-wear offerings suggests the answer isn't a simple one. With in-person fashion weeks still cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the film was shot inside Versailles's world-famous hall of mirrors. Maria Grazia Chiuri takes us deep into a world of fairy tales with the help of a challenging set from Italian artist Silvia Giambrone, set off by choreography from Sharon Eyal.

Christian Dior's hit exhibition tracing the history of the legendary French fashion house opens in New York this week with an American twist after record-breaking attendances in Paris and London.

The House of Dior turns over vast sums of money for luxury giant LVMH, but high-end fashion can never be just about the cash: it's also about world-leading artistry. In her spring-summer 2023 collection, Dior's artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri pays homage to the elegant modernity of the Black Parisian jazz stars of the 1920s, in particular Joséphine Baker. Meanwhile, fashion historian and curator Olivier Saillard celebrates the humble wardrobe of his late mother by transforming it with haute couture techniques.