The past and present collided in a dreamlike spectacle at Dior’s fall 2025 show in Paris, where Maria Grazia Chiuri riffed on ruffs — both literally and literarily. Inspired by Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s time- and gender-traveling protagonist,

The intersection of history, gender and imagination took centre stage at Dior’s autumn/winter 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week, where creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri delivered a collection steeped in literary and historical references.

Christian Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri presented a lineup of ruffled styles for the French fashion house's fall-winter runway show on Tuesday, set to a dramatic backdrop of fiery meteorites,