For Christian Dior s Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2021 collection, Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri looked back in time, not only to the traditions of the zodiac, astrology, and tarot, but to Monsieur Christian Dior s original Miss Dior dress, which made its debut back in 1949. For 2021 s look 19, Chiuri resurrected the shape of the Miss Dior, which was featured in Dior s original perfume advertising campaign. The dress and the entirety of the new Dior Haute Couture collection made its debut in a fashion video,
directed by Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone.
According to a release from Dior, the new interpretation of the Miss Dior dress took a team of six people 800 hours to complete. It includes gold lamé rouleaux embroidery with an appliqué of small, embroidered gold lamé motifs representing flowers blooming on a trellis.