
Dior Pre-Fall 2025 pays a somber ode to Kyoto
Amid blossoming buds that signal the descent of the hanami season upon Japan’s historic capital, French maison Dior introduces the soft grace of its Pre-Fall 2025 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Fashion exists within the context of the space it occupies, a premise best exemplified by location shows that bridge the gap between the clothes on a runway and the bodies that wear them. Literal backdrops drawn from the real world have served this purpose, from the undulating bends of Oscar Niemeyer’s Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Niterói in Brazil to the resolutely enduring Pont Neuf that stretches across the Seine.