all clothes DIOR CRUISE S/S 21 photography by LAURA COULSON interview by OLIVIER ZAHM with MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI portrait by FREDERIKE HELWIG style by SHEILA SINGLE for the presentation of dior’s cruise collection, maria grazia chiuri went back to her roots, staging the show in a closed-off public square in lecce, puglia, on the heel of italy. for an event that reshaped the fashion map, she involved the local community and italian artists, melding the paris house’s heritage with poetry, craft, and an earthy human touch. OLIVIER ZAHM — So, your father was born in Puglia? MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI — Yes. OLIVIER ZAHM — Did you spend much time there as a child? MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI — Yes, of course. I used to go there each summer. We still have a family house there. My father was born there. He went to Rome when he was 18. But each summer,…
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