DIOR x
DENIM
CAPSULE COLLECTION
2022
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tella S BEN Rose
(she/her)
NET,
better known as Benee is an indie-pop/ alternative artist from Auckland New Zealand, gaining fame and praise with hits like and ‘Supalonely’ from her EP Stella and Steve. Loved by young people around the globe, her career launched in twentynineteen, followed by the release of her debut album ‘Hey U X’ in November of 2020.
Photograph by Ella Heckman
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ria a MGrazi a C
HI U RI,
the
current
head
Creative Director for Dior, is an Italian fashion designer who previously worked for Valentino and Fendi. Her style and creative vision for Dior is heavily influenced by Diors archive, notably the 1947 ‘New Look’, as well as her feminst beliefs and Vicki Noble and Karen Vogle’s Motherpeace Tarot Card deck. The silhouette of Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ is echoed across several new collections, where Maria Grazia Chiuri draws from the archives and the classic Dior look to modernise it, maintaining the feminine feel yet expanding the
look
into
something
fresh
and
new.
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O I D “
I think it’s completely different, ...
the way that
women look at
other
women.
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O I If Dior is to speak about
femininity,
women
I want to hire
”
to look at femininity
- Maria Grazia Chiuri
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A B O U T T H E COLLECTION: Dior x BENEE Denim Capsule Collection 2022 brings you a
spirited
with of
young
creator
the
same
nature,
drawing of
collaboration
a
on
denim
the
workwear
reimagining utility Dior
origins and
elements
of
for high fashion. is
collaborating
with
BENEE
for
Denim
Capsule
collection
to
create youthful
this
something and
spry
for the active woman.
CAPSULE COLLECTION
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Dior x BENEE cropped patchwork denim jacket $3,600 AUD Dior x BENEE mini patchwork denim skirt $3,100 AUD
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Dior x BENEE cropped denim patchwork jacket $3,600 AUD Dior Toile de Jouy Square Scarf $650 AUD Dior Signature brown square sunglasses $850 AUD
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was a French Fashion designer born in Normandy in 1905, and founded the house of Christian Dior in Paris, December 1946, amidst the end of WW2. His first collection was released in February of 1947, called Diors ‘New Look’. The silhouette featured “rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, a very full skirt” and “celebrated ultra-femininity and opulence” A hallmark of the brand today
that Christian Dior introduced is the 1950’s ‘Oblique’ line, which features a cinched waist, midi-length skirt and exaggerated s h o u l d e r s , carrying the silhouette of the ‘new look’ into a more modern and professional feel, while maintaining the femininity of the owwriginal design. Other designers that have led the brand since Dior’s death include Gianfranco Ferre, Mark Bohan, John Galliano and
Bill
Gayten.
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luxe
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e h t
word
DEN
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i s a n English colloquialist translation of the French term: “de nim”, first made as a workwear fabric in France because of it’s strength and durability. Previous and current creative directors at Dior, John Galliano, Kim Jones and Maria Grazia Chiuri reimagined denim for luxury couture, introducing it across several collections. Dior Cruise 2020 featured an array of statement denim pieces, most notably our Dior Cruise Womens Pantsuit. Rewinding a decade to 1999, Galliano’s Dior Spring 2000 featured iconic denim looks, most of them accessorised with the Dior Saddle Bag [in denim, of course] and inspired by Lauryn Hill.
Dior Spring 2000
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Dior x BENEE Exclusive Vinyl Record $320 AUD
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Other
BENEE’s
Capsule
Denim
Collection
will
including
an
vinyl
apparel will be available
of
for
tracks
purchase
March,
2022
Dior
stores
Auckland, New Sydney, and
Los
from
at
collateral
material
record
BENEE’s from
retail,
exclusive with
some
most-loved
Hey
U
X,
pop-up
Stella and Steve,
across
Fire on Marzz, and and
Zealand, Australia
Angeles,
USA.
an
exclusive
with the
Dior
and
interview about
collaboration.
“This collab really speaks to my style” says BENEE in an interview about the collection. “An opportunity like this is, well, its so cool, to collaborate with Dior and with Maria Grazia Chirui on a capsule collection. As young women and creators, working together and really injecting our femininity and creativity into this was so important”
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