Amid the fantasies of Schiaparelli and Dior. By Vanessa Friedman Reporting from Paris It was Day 1 of the couture shows in a chilly Paris, and the Schiap pack were tottering around the Petit ...
Regal, of course, in their new-Victoriana drama, but the shape itself took cues from Monsieur Christian Dior’s 1952-53 haute couture line, specifically his Cigale silhouette, and later incorporated by ...