Dior's Pre Fall 23 collection merges heritages and fashion histories, reigniting a sartorial conversation between France and India – one that dates back to the 1960s for the French fashion House, when its then-creative director Marc Bohan made his first trip to the country stopping at Mumbai and Delhi. Emphasising timeless House motifs with distinct, kaleidoscopic colour palettes, Toile de Jouy fabric, and straight silhouettes of sari-like skirts and dresses, the collection makes for an intriguing and symbiotic trio of culture, code and cut.
Lensed by Sam Armstrong and styled by Hannah Cooper, model Sheila Bawar dances between light and shade for our May Tempo issue, donning the collection in a series of monochromatic images that play with silhouette and motion, an overture to the real and lasting relationship blossoming between Dior and India, and an ode to the peripatetic.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR dress, shoes and earrings. fashion Hannah Cooper. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, skirt and earrings.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR dress, shoes and earrings. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR top, skirt, shoes and earrings.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR vest, jeans, bag and earrings. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR vest, bag and earrings.
CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, skirt, shoes and earrings.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR shirt, skirt and earrings. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR shirt, skirt, shoes and earrings.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR shirt and earrings. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR top, skirt, shoes, bag and earrings.
Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR top, skirt, shoes and earrings. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR top and earrings.
CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, skirt, shoes and earrings.
To experience the Tempo issue in its entirety, the May edition of RUSSH will be available on newsstands from May 18 and through our shop online. Read more about the inspiration behind the issue in Jess Blanch's editor's letter, and get to know our cover star, Adit Priscilla, through our exclusive model profile. Wanting to purchase the Tempo issue in person? Find a stockist near you.
