This month I got the opportunity to visit the “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. This exhibition focused on the history of Dior as a brand with clothing from every creative director as well as their process books and thoughts.
“With objects drawn primarily from the Dior Archives, the exhibition includes a vast array of over two hundred haute couture garments as well as photographs, archival videos, sketches, vintage perfume elements, accessories, and works from the Museum’s collection. The haute couture on view exemplifies many of the French couturier’s fabled silhouettes, including the “New Look,” which debuted in 1947.”
Brooklyn Museum
The exhibition started out with all of Christian Dior’s pieces and then moved chronologically through pieces of all the creative directors. Then they had a section of all their muslin draft pieces, moving into a space where they had a collection of Dior pieces divided into colors. The finale room had breathtaking fixtures with a collection and mixture of pieces from all the designers curated in ways to make everything cohesive. You leave the exhibition with the celebrity room where all the famous pieces that celebrities wore along with the picture of the celebrity wearing it.
If I could describe this collection in one word, it would be: breathtaking. I was left in awe with every room and the attention to detail throughout the exhibition. Every section had such a logical progression and allowed you to immerse yourself in the clothing. My brother, who does not care about luxury fashion, was also taken aback by how beautiful everything was.
The music and lighting were perfectly suited and made you feel that you were in the world of Dior. You could see how much work the curator put in to make the exhibition feel as luxurious and magical as Dior is as a brand.
I was left thinking about this exhibition for days after and I highly recommend you check it out if you can.
You can find more information about the exhibition through this link.
