The Best Looks From Dior Cruise 18
May 16, 2017
The Wild Wild West has always been an alluring subject.
Perhaps it’s the promise of prosperity and a brighter future. Dior captured the
essence of manifest destiny and the California dreamin’ that everyone is
channeling with their Cruise collection. Maria Grazia continued the
conversation she initiated during the Valentino era — delicate embroidered
tulle and modern modesty smacking of soft femininity — add the Western
influences to bring the whole visual to one of modernity. It’s one thing to have the bravery to propose
Western looks in a country where Ralph Lauren hails from, but the Georgia
O’Keefe-inspired looks, topped with hats by Stephen Jones (let’s hope they get
produced for retail) were decidedly contemporary, rich, and believable. Not
that the glamper in us will tote a gun and ride into a sunset on horseback, but
the ease of the longer length dresses and outerwear give the impression that we
could do so in the chicest way possible. The lace prairie dresses can go down
as some of the best this season.
