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Feminism Takes Center Stage at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior

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    “Of course she’s my muse,” says Maria Grazia Chiuri of Rachele, 20. Mother and daughter pause for a portrait the day after Chiuri’s Dior debut.

    Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman

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    In a nod to house founder Christian Dior’s mysticism, Chiuri embellished frothy party frocks with tarot-inspired symbols (seen here on the cotton candy–tressed models Fernanda Ly, left, and Lineisy Montero in the salon historique of M. Dior).

    Background: Christian Bérard © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

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    Montero wears a diaphanous Dior pleated top paired with frayed-hem denim for a white-hot effect.

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    A Dior T-shirt emblazoned with the title of a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk captures the spirit of Chiuri’s vision.

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    Behind the scenes at Chiuri’s premiere collection.