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Dior TalksSara Flores embraces Dior lady Art as a global platform for showcasing an ancestral art formThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.In the latest episode, Peruvian artist Sara Flores approaches the Lady Dior as a global canvas to promote Kené, the ancient visual language of the Shipibo-Conibo people, indigenous to the Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon. Traditionally applied as body painting and on ceramic and textiles intended for clothing, using local plant...
2025-02-1718 min
Dior TalksLiang Yuanwei embraces experimental design for Dior Lady ArtThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.Our latest guest, the celebrated Chinese artist Liang Yuanwei, takes the bag’s status as an emblem of artisanal craftsmanship with rich cultural connotations to new heights, interweaving references to her impasto “Golden Notes” series and Ru ware from the Song dynasty. Blending ancient and new techniques, her captivating Lady Dior resembles...
2025-02-0315 min
Dior TalksVaughn Spann Transposes His Artistic Universe Onto the Lady DiorThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.For our latest guest, the American artist Vaughn Spann, collaborating on Dior Lady Art meant a change of scale. Adopting a conceptual approach, the New Jersey-based talent recalibrated details from a selection of his monumental works for three distinctive day-to-night variations of the Lady Dior that capture the signature otherworldly colors, materiality and f...
2025-01-2118 min
Dior TalksDuy Anh Nhan Duc transforme le Lady Dior en un jardin nomadeLa nouvelle série Dior Talks, présentée par la journaliste parisienne Katya Foreman, met à l'honneur la très attendue neuvième édition de Dior Lady Art. Pour l’occasion, onze artistes de renommée internationale ont été invités à réinterpréter l’emblématique sac Lady Dior et à en faire une œuvre d’art unique.Passionné de nature, tout comme Monsieur Dior, notre invité est l’artiste Duy Anh Nhan Duc, né au Vietnam et installé à Paris. Véritable poète botanique, il crée des installations éthérées en utilisant des mauvaises herbes et de...
2025-01-1314 min
Dior TalksDuy Anh Nhan Duc Transforms the Lady Dior into a Portable GardenThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.A lover of nature like Monsieur Dior himself, our latest guest is the Vietnam-born, Paris-based artist Duy Anh Nhan Duc, a green-fingered poet who creates ethereal installations composed of common weeds and wildflowers, forming the essence of his enchanting universe. The artist collects them near his studio in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, focusing on the “f...
2025-01-1316 min
Dior TalksJeffrey Gibson Explores the Complexities of Loving and Being Loved for Dior Lady ArtThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to t ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art.Collaborating with Dior Lady Art for a second consecutive season, artist Jeffrey Gibson, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee descent, returns with a piece inspired by his 2017 punching-bag sculpture “LOVE IS THE DRUG,” themed around the complexities of loving and being loved. An advocate...
2024-12-2318 min
Dior TalksDLA - Hayal Pozanti Explores the Power of Nature and Collective Dreaming for Dior Lady ArtThe new series of Dior Talks – hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman – is dedicated to the eagerly anticipated ninth edition of Dior Lady Art. Eleven global artists have been invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Our latest guest is artist Hayal Pozanti, who explores dreaming as a collective power to create a new reality. The Turkish-born, US-based artist lives in Manchester in rural Vermont, a town surrounded by forest-covered mountains, endless lakes and rivers and waterfalls and greenery. Drawing on the tradition of plein...
2024-12-1621 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior et le New Look, aux origines du mythe DiorA.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer – à la lettre N – la légende du New Look. Un emblème iconique, éternel, du style Dior qui n’aura de cesse d’être célébré, réinventé, réaffirmant toujours sa formidable modernité.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2024-05-2711 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior and the New Look, the origins of the Dior mythA.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – at the letter N – the legend of the New Look. An iconic, eternal emblem of Dior style, which is continually celebrated and reinvented, constantly reaffirming its formidable modernity. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2024-05-2712 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Xu Zhen reinvents the Lady Dior: invitation to discover his unique imagination revisiting the spirit of this iconic object of desireWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. With his 360-degree vision of the art world, as a gallerist and curator, our latest guest, the renowned Chinese contemporary artist Xu Zhen, combines installation, video, painting and performance in a singular, inventive universe that explores subjects ranging from socio-political taboos to consumerism and the principles of the art market. The artist’s fa...
2024-04-0115 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Mircea Cantor revisits the Lady Dior through an entrancing interplay of optical effects, textures and perspectivesWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. In this new episode, we immerse ourselves in the poetic universe of Mircea Cantor, an internationally renowned Romanian artist whose works, suspended between dream and reality, lucidly reflect his commitment to contemporary society. Cantor’s singular vision is embodied in a polymorphous practice that utilizes a variety of media, such as video, animati...
2024-03-2522 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Mariko Mori transforms the Lady Dior into an emblem suffused with lightWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. In this latest episode, we plunge into the esoteric, cosmic universe of Mariko Mori. Operating in another realm spanning the past, present and future, the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist through her futuristic multidisciplinary works blurs the lines between art and technology, exploring themes including life, death and rebirth, p...
2024-03-1819 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Michaela Yearwood-Dan reinvents the Lady Dior, an invitation to her powerful yet delicate universeWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Known for her colorful, lush, light and airy botanical paintings, our latest guest artist, Michaela Yearwood-Dan, much like Monsieur Dior in his time, has a passion for flora and fauna. Through her visually striking abstract works, the multifaceted British artist questions norms and celebrates singularities, recounting the present through a reading of the past.
2024-03-1123 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Hilary Pecis revisits the Lady Dior, adorning it with enchanting embroidered flowersWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Bringing the joyous vibrancy of her work to the Lady Dior universe, LA-based artist Hilary Pecis is known for her color-drenched contemporary still-lifes capturing domestic settings, filled with cats, vases of flowers, stacks of books and other signs of everyday life, with references to art history. Her streetscapes and landscapes are imbued with the speci...
2024-03-0419 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Ludovic Nkoth reinterprets the iconic cannage for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. “Class at its highest standard” is how our latest guest, Ludovic Nkoth, describes the Lady Dior. The New York-based artist, who was born and raised in Cameroon and moved to the United States at 13, is known for his intimate, vibrant, densely impastoed portraits that explore themes including the Black...
2024-02-2625 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Xu Zhen reinvents the Lady Dior: invitation to discover his unique imagination revisiting the spirit of this iconic object of desireWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. With his 360-degree vision of the art world, as a gallerist and curator, our latest guest, the renowned Chinese contemporary artist Xu Zhen, combines installation, video, painting and performance in a singular, inventive universe that explores subjects ranging from socio-political taboos to consumerism and the principles of the art market. The artist’s fa...
2024-02-1915 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Jeffrey Gibson takes part in the VIIIth edition of Dior Lady Art, a passionate tribute to audacityWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. Bridging heritage and reinvention, New York-based Jeffrey Gibson dreams up multicolored works fusing traditional Native American craft techniques with a bold, almost psychedelic Pop aesthetic.Influenced by his peripatetic childhood, the multimedia artist curates a mash-up of aesthetic references, ranging from queer aesthetics to fashion, while exploring the power of...
2024-02-1923 min
Dior Talks[DLA] Artist Zadie Xa reinterprets the Lady Dior through the virtuoso craft of NajeonchilgiWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art.In this episode, we enter the universe of London-based Canadian-Korean artist Zadie Xa, a transporting, enigmatic world informed by notions of self and Xa’s experiences within the Korean diaspora. Influences range from folklore, speculative fiction and systems of power to the supernatural, ancient religions and the climate crisis. For her multi-media installati...
2024-02-1229 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Mircea Cantor revisits the Lady Dior through an entrancing interplay of optical effects, textures and perspectivesWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. In this new episode, we immerse ourselves in the poetic universe of Mircea Cantor, an internationally renowned Romanian artist whose works, suspended between dream and reality, lucidly reflect his commitment to contemporary society. Cantor’s singular vision is embodied in a polymorphous practice that utilizes a variety of media, such as video, animati...
2024-02-0822 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Mariko Mori transforms the Lady Dior into an emblem suffused with lightWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. In this latest episode, we plunge into the esoteric, cosmic universe of Mariko Mori. Operating in another realm spanning the past, present and future, the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist through her futuristic multidisciplinary works blurs the lines between art and technology, exploring themes including life, death and rebirth, p...
2024-01-2619 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Michaela Yearwood-Dan reinvents the Lady Dior, an invitation to her powerful yet delicate universeWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Known for her colorful, lush, light and airy botanical paintings, our latest guest artist, Michaela Yearwood-Dan, much like Monsieur Dior in his time, has a passion for flora and fauna. Through her visually striking abstract works, the multifaceted British artist questions norms and celebrates singularities, recounting the present through a reading of the past...
2024-01-1923 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Hilary Pecis revisits the Lady Dior, adorning it with enchanting embroidered flowersWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique piece of art. Bringing the joyous vibrancy of her work to the Lady Dior universe, LA-based artist Hilary Pecis is known for her color-drenched contemporary still-lifes capturing domestic settings, filled with cats, vases of flowers, stacks of books and other signs of everyday life, with references to art history. Her streetscapes and landscapes are imbued with the s...
2024-01-1219 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Ludovic Nkoth reinterprets the iconic cannage for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. “Class at its highest standard” is how our latest guest, Ludovic Nkoth, describes the Lady Dior. The New York-based artist, who was born and raised in Cameroon and moved to the United States at 13, is known for his intimate, vibrant, densely impastoed portraits that explore themes including the Black...
2024-01-0525 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Jeffrey Gibson takes part in the VIIIth edition of Dior Lady Art, a passionate tribute to audacityWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art. Bridging heritage and reinvention, New York-based Jeffrey Gibson dreams up multicolored works fusing traditional Native American craft techniques with a bold, almost psychedelic Pop aesthetic.Influenced by his peripatetic childhood, the multimedia artist curates a mash-up of aesthetic references, ranging from queer aesthetics to fashion, while exploring the power of...
2023-12-2223 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Zadie Xa reinterprets the Lady Dior through the virtuoso craft of NajeonchilgiWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series dedicated to the eighth edition of Dior Lady Art, hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this highly-anticipated edition, 12 artists from around the world were invited to transform the iconic Lady Dior handbag into a unique work of art.In this episode, we enter the universe of London-based Canadian-Korean artist Zadie Xa, a transporting, enigmatic world informed by notions of self and Xa’s experiences within the Korean diaspora. Influences range from folklore, speculative fiction and systems of power to the supernatural, ancient religions and the climate crisis. For her multi-media installati...
2023-12-2229 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior et le Japon, une amitié indéfectibleA.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer – à la lettre « J » – l’admiration profonde que vouait Christian Dior au Japon. Une amitié sincère et passionnée qui unit le pays du Soleil-Levant à la maison Dior. Un voyage sonore fascinant, au nom du rêve et de la créativité.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2023-02-1410 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior and Japan, an unfailing friendshipA.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – at the letter “J” – the deep admiration that Christian Dior had for Japan. A sincere and passionate friendship uniting the country of the Rising Sun and the House of Dior. A fascinating sonic journey, in the name of dreams and creativity.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2023-02-1410 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Le Lady Dior, l’histoire d’une icôneAujourd’hui, A.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer – à la lettre L – le Lady Dior, icône éternelle de la Maison. Découvrez le destin unique et les multiples facettes de cet accessoire atemporel. Une ode à la passion créative de Dior.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2023-01-0509 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] The Lady Dior, history of an iconToday, A.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – at the letter L – the Lady Dior, an eternal icon of the House. Discover the unique destiny and multiple facets of this timeless accessory. An ode to the creative passion of Dior.
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2023-01-0509 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior et la saison des fêtes, un rêve perpétuelAujourd’hui, A.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer – à la lettre F – la magie des fêtes de fin d’année selon Dior, sous le signe du partage et du rêve. Célébration chère au cœur de Christian Dior, Noël est incontournable depuis la création de la Maison.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2022-12-1210 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior and the festive season, a perpetual dreamToday, A.B.C.Dior proposes that you explore – at the letter F – the magic of the end-of-year festivities according to Dior style, in the name of sharing and dreams. A celebration dear to the heart of Christian Dior, Christmas has been iconic since the House was first created.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2022-12-1210 min
Dior Lady ArtFrançoise Pétrovitch S'exprime sur la Poésie et le Professionnalisme de son Aventure Dior Lady ArtBienvenue dans la série de podcasts Dior Talks ayant pour thème la septième édition du Dior Lady Art et animée par la journaliste, basée à Paris, Katya Foreman. Pour l'événement de cette année, 11 artistes du monde entier se sont prêtés au jeu de la métamorphose en transformant l'iconique sac à main Lady Dior en une œuvre d'art unique.
Pour ce dernier épisode, nous plongeons dans l'univers de Françoise Pétrovitch pour découvrir son parcours d'artiste et les influences de son enfance passée à Chambéry, une ville a...
2022-12-0717 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Bouthayna Al Muftah Talks Bridging Cross-Cultural Dialogues through the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
In this episode we’ll be hearing from Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah, a multidisciplinary artist whose universe centres on the collective memory of her country and the people who shaped it through oral history, song, poetry and folklore. The artist’s methods range from painti...
2022-12-0719 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Zhenya Machneva Talks Bringing Her Works To Life on the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Industrial wastelands, obsolete machines and anthropomorphic forms meet the slow art of tapestry weaving in the world of Paris-based Russian artist Zhenya Machneva, our latest guest. Using black and white drawings the artist embraces her painterly approach to colour as the works come to life on the loom...
2022-12-0718 min
Dior Lady ArtRising Californian Artist Alex Gardner Talks Adapting His Universe to the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Drawing on his life experience growing up in a mixed-race family, universal representations of the human experience remain central to the work of rising Californian artist Alex Gardner.
“I really wanted to make this generic avatar of a person that is sans identity...
2022-12-0719 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Sara Cwynar Talks Transforming The Lady Dior Into An Encyclopedic ObjectWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, and based in Brooklyn, New York, our latest guest, Sara Cwynar, is fascinated by the visual politics of popular images, how they infiltrate our consciousness, and how images and objects change in value over time. Themes range from feminism to co...
2022-12-0720 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Wang Yuyang Talks Transposing His Moon Art onto the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.
2022-12-0619 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Françoise Pétrovitch On The Poetry And Professionalism Of Her Dior Lady Art JourneyWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
For this latest episode we plunge into the universe of Françoise Pétrovitch to learn about her artist journey and childhood influences growing up in Chambery, an alpine town in the south of France. “I always regarded fine arts as a kind of Holy Grail, something...
2022-11-3019 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Wang Yuyang Talks Transposing His Moon Art onto The Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.
2022-11-3019 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Brian Calvin Presents His Lady Dior, A Bag that Looks Back At YouWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“It was really about finding the perfect image,” says our latest guest, Brian Calvin, a California-based contemporary artist known for his large-scale paintings of women. Human features serve as building blocks for this influential artist who uses painting as a way to process the world around him...
2022-11-3022 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Shara Hughes Presents Her Lady Dior Bags, Captivating Portals to Another WorldWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“As a painter, you’re asking somebody to enter into your world,” says our latest guest, Shara Hughes. With her vibrant, imaginary, psychological landscapes, the Brooklyn-based painter likes to “go to the edge of something without explaining everything all of the way,” encouraging the viewer to stretch t...
2022-11-3019 min
Dior Lady ArtArtist Ghada Amer Talks Transposing ‘Women's Qualities’ onto the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Born in Cairo, Egypt, raised in France and now based out of Harlem, New York, artist Ghada Amer — the first Egyptian artist to participate in the project — drew on her anger at women’s exclusion from the history of art to develop her own language of painting ba...
2022-11-3018 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior et l'Espagne, une amitié passionnéeAujourd’hui, A.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer – à la lettre E – les liens indéfectibles qui unissent Dior et l’Espagne. De Christian Dior à Maria Grazia Chiuri, ce pays et ses héritages multiples sont devenus une source d’inspiration inaltérable.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2022-11-2308 minA.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior and España, a passionate friendshipToday, A.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – at letter E – the unwavering ties uniting Dior and España. From Christian Dior to Maria Grazia Chiuri, this country and its multiple legacies have become an immutable source of inspiration.
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2022-11-2308 min
Dior Common ThreadArtist Peter Doig discusses his Dior creative collaboration, his peripatetic life and his passion for skiingThe Dior Common Thread podcast series represents a fascinating new avenue for exploring the collaborations initiated by Kim Jones since his arrival at Dior. Each episode will present a compelling encounter with one of the inspiring figures who have participated in his endlessly original reinventions.
In conversation with Ed Tang, each recounts their unique experience and shares their singular vision, providing an immersive new window into the world of Dior Men.
Creative daring drives the House’s momentum today more than ever, and the Dior Common Thread podcast series de...
2022-04-1933 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Dior and gold, a passionately symbiotic love storyA.B.C.Dior invites you to explore – under the letter O – the word “or”, which means gold in French and glows in the name Dior. A precious color, a luxurious metal, gold, which fascinated Christian Dior, has become one of the iconic fundamentals of the House. Discover the history of this dazzling symbol through an enchanting audio journey.
This podcast is also available as a video on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2022-03-3112 min
A.B.C.Dior[The many lives of Christian Dior] Should we believe in our lucky star?Christian Dior did, and he was right. At the end of the 1940s, through his dresses and his headline-making collections, Christian Dior infused Paris haute couture with a spirit of daring, joy and renewal.Across the course of five episodes, “The many lives of Christian Dior” recounts the extraordinary adventure of a shy and sensitive young boy who would grown up to become a man whose name was known throughout the world. A man admired, and sometimes criticized, who embodied the elegance of the golden age of fashion, the Dior age.Crédits :The m...
2022-03-1200 min
A.B.C.Dior[Les vies de Christian Dior] Faut-il croire en sa bonne étoile ?Christian Dior, lui, y croyait. Et il avait raison. A la fin des années 40 Christian Dior a insufflé, avec ses robes, au rythme de ses collections, audace, joie et renouveau à la haute couture parisienne.« Les vies de Christian Dior » raconte en cinq épisodes l’aventure extraordinaire d’un jeune garçon timide et sensible devenu un homme connu dans le monde entier. Un homme admiré, parfois critiqué, incarnant l’élégance, celle de l’âge d’or de la mode, l’âge Dior.Crédits : Les vies de Christian Dior est un podcast produit...
2022-03-1200 min
Dior Lady ArtGigisue Talks Fusing the Beauty of Art with Fashion for the Sixth Edition of Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Our latest guest, emerging Korean artist Gigisue, combines painting, drawing and video to create singular installations merging figurative and abstract art and personal and political themes. Through her works, she seeks to resolve her own emotional conflicts, notably her relationship with her father, to explore th...
2022-01-2111 min
Dior Lady ArtYukimasa Ida on Reproducing his Impasto Portraiture Technique on the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Renowned Japanese artist Yukimasa Ida approached the emblematic bag as a sculpture, recreating the impasto technique that is essential to his oil paintings on its surface.
Sensitive to art from an early age, Ida grew up in the studio of his sculptor father, wh...
2022-01-1411 min
Dior Lady ArtLi Songsong Explores the Boundaries of Art and Fashion Through the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the emblematic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
This episode is dedicated to leading contemporary Chinese painter Li Songsong. After revisiting the Lady Dior for the first time in 2008 in the form of a monumental neon sculpture exhibited at the UCCA in Beijing, the artist once again reinvents the House icon. For this ne...
2022-01-1412 min
Dior Lady ArtLeonhard Hurzlmeier on Exploring 3D Perspectives Through the Lady Dior BagWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Playfully blurring fashion and art through his vivid and joyful artistic lens, German artist Leonhard Hurzlmeier adorns the Lady Dior with a female face, while the inside of the bag holds her brain. A second version reveals a rain cloud that turns into a shimmering su...
2022-01-1411 min
Dior Lady ArtDaisuke Ohba Explores In-Between Realms with the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Japan’s Daisuke Ohba for his creations researched Monsieur Dior's life, birthplace and upbringing, seeking thematic similarities with his own universe. References range from nature, toys and gadgets from the artist’s childhood to portable electronic games from the ‘90s.
The artist’s singular si...
2022-01-1422 min
Dior Lady ArtAntonin Hako on Reinterpreting the Lady Dior as a Symbol of Liberty and LightnessWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“On one hand, I wanted to give the Lady Dior transparency, to expose it. On the other, I wanted to give it suppleness through the impression of draping and dressing it in a swirling, moving painting,” says multidisciplinary French artist Antonin Hako who for his “bag in f...
2022-01-1416 min
Dior Lady ArtLina Iris Viktor on Exploring New Creative Horizons with the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“The Lady Dior for me symbolizes craft, timelessness and style that transcends the everyday fluidity of fashion. It’s also part of a historical canon within the brand, so it’s a piece that I was very excited to play with for all thos...
2021-12-2014 min
Dior Lady ArtJohan Creten Talks Celebrating the Lady Dior Through the Symbol of the BeeWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“A sculpture to be worn, to be transformed,” says our latest guest Johan Creten of his reinvented Lady Dior handbags, poetically entitled Love Games and imagined as symbols of a more respectful world.
Known for his work in cera...
2021-12-1713 min
Dior Lady ArtSaudi Arabian Artist Manal AlDowayan on Creating a “Love Letter” to Her Home with the Lady Dior BagWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Bold and committed, our latest guest on the podcast, contemporary artist Manal AlDowayan, questions the representation of women, social injustices and collective memory. She describes her Lady Dior handbags - created during lockdown from her base in London - as a “love lett...
2021-12-1622 min
Dior Lady ArtZhang Huan on Creating Material Revolutions with the Lady Dior BagWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
In this opening episode we’ll be hearing from Zhang Huan, one of the most prolific and provocative contemporary Chinese artists working today, whose areas of research include the mind/body connection and the cycles of life and death.
2021-12-1610 min
Dior Lady ArtGenieve Figgis on Reinterpreting the ‘Lady Dior’ Handbag as a Symbol of SurvivalWelcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, 12 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“The Lady Dior bag symbolizes longevity, strength, and survival,” says our latest guest in the podcast series, Irish artist Genieve Figgis, who has transposed her universe onto three ethical creations made of grape leather that symbolizes the equality of humans and animal...
2021-12-1609 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] From couture to perfume, the birth of a legend, the Miss Dior fragranceWith the letter M, A.B.C.Dior takes you on a sensory journey to discover the iconic fragrance Miss Dior, its muses and inspirations. Right from its creation, this enchanting scent, an emblem of eternal beauty, shakes up the codes, celebrating love and dreams according to Dior.
This podcast is also available as a video on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2021-11-0511 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] De la couture au parfum, la naissance d’un mythe, la fragrance Miss DiorÀ la lettre M, A.B.C.Dior vous propose un voyage sensoriel à la découverte du parfum iconique Miss Dior. Dès sa création, cette fragrance enivrante, emblème de beauté éternelle, bouleverse les codes, célébrant l’amour et les rêves selon Dior.
Ce podcast est également disponible au format vidéo sur YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2021-11-0510 min
Dior Talks[Heritage] Maria Grazia Chiuri and Justine Picardie unpick the multilayered heritage of Dior to reveal some surprising synchronicitiesThis latest episode in the ‘Dior Talks’ podcast series broaches the topic of heritage. In it biographer and journalist Justine Picardie speaks with Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Dior women’s collections, about the parallels between Monsieur Dior’s burst of creativity brought on by his emergence from the trauma and privations of war and the moment in history through which the world is currently living.
The importance of the founding couturier’s relationship with his younger sister Catherine - coincidentally the subject of Picardie’s new book ‘Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture’ - is...
2021-10-1216 min
Dior Talks[Feminism] Justine Picardie talks to Dior’s very own Creative Director of Women’s collections Maria Grazia Chiuri & her daughter RacheleWelcome to ‘Feminism’, the new series of ‘Dior Talks’ podcasts, hosted by Justine Picardie. ‘Dior Talks’ creates fascinating spaces for expression, exploring the imaginations and discourses of the artists and thinkers who influence Maria Grazia Chiuri. ‘Feminism’ engages in dialogue with the women who have inspired the Creative Director of Women’s collections and taken part in bold, empowering collaborations with the House. An exceptional roster of guests shares the magic of their thinking and the key moments of their careers with biographer and journalist Justine Picardie.
In this very special, two-part episode, Justine Picardie goes back to the orig...
2021-09-2130 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] The rose, the queen of flowers, at the heart of Dior’s creative inspirationsWith the letter ‘R’, A.B.C.Dior invites you to explore the Rose. At once a color, a muse and the queen of flowers, this emblem of grace, love and femininity reveals its secrets through the House’s creations, from fashion to beauty. From its delicate hues to the curves of its petals, the rose perpetuates, more than ever, the Dior dream.
This podcast is also available as a video on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more in...
2021-06-1010 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] La rose, reine des fleurs au cœur des inspirations créatives de DiorA la lettre R, A.B.C.Dior vous propose d’explorer le mot « Rose ». A la fois couleur, muse et reine des fleurs, cet emblème de grâce, d’amour et de féminité révèle ses secrets au gré des créations de la Maison, de la mode à la beauté. De ses nuances délicates aux courbes de ses pétales, la rose perpétue, plus que jamais, le rêve Dior.
Ce podcast est également disponible au format vidéo sur YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2
2021-06-1009 min
A.B.C.Dior[A.B.C.Dior] Lily of the Valley: A Precious Lucky Charm and Favorite Inspiration for Christian DiorWith the letter M, A.B.C.Dior invites you to explore the word “Muguet” (Lily of the Valley), a poetic symbol of a steadfast passion for nature and superstition. A journey in sound, and an invitation to (re)discover Monsieur Dior’s favorite flower, a symbol of May Day, a particularly emblematic holiday for the House.
This podcast is also available as a video on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzPXOOq1r2gEwCyehufdnuPrRk_uJIHM2 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
2021-05-0106 min
Dior Talks[Feminism] Eleonora Abbagnato, star of international ballet & regular collaborator with Dior, discusses feminism & childhood dreams of danceWelcome to ‘Feminism’, the new series of ‘Dior Talks’ podcasts, hosted by Justine Picardie. ‘Dior Talks’ creates fascinating spaces for expression, exploring the imaginations and discourses of the artists and thinkers who influence Maria Grazia Chiuri. ‘Feminism’ engages in dialogue with the women who have inspired the Creative Director of Women’s collections and taken part in bold, empowering collaborations with the House. An exceptional roster of guests shares the magic of their thinking and the key moments of their careers with biographer and journalist Justine Picardie.
In this third episode, Picardie talks to Eleonora Abbagnato, one of the most import...
2021-03-2628 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Discover Song Dong’s Window Bag into the Soul for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Today’s guest, the Chinese artist Song Dong, is known for works that reflect on memories that are intrinsic to everyday objects, and the emotions we project on them. One example is windows, the main theme of his Lady Dior bags, a refe...
2021-02-2621 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Discover Song Dong’s Window Bag into the Soul for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Today’s guest, the Chinese artist Song Dong, is known for works that reflect on memories that are intrinsic to everyday objects, and the emotions we project on them. One example is windows, the main theme of his Lady Dior bags, a refe...
2021-02-2621 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Olga Titus on Creating an “Emotional Community” Around the Lady Dior BagWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Trans-culturalism, identity and spirituality are key sources of inspiration for our latest guest on the series, Olga Titus. For her reinterpretation of the iconic bag, the Swiss-Malaysian artist gathered elements that trigger emotion and explored the concept of cultural “in-betweenness.” This “third space” i...
2021-02-1924 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Olga Titus on Creating an “Emotional Community” Around the Lady Dior BagWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Trans-culturalism, identity and spirituality are key sources of inspiration for our latest guest on the series, Olga Titus. For her reinterpretation of the iconic bag, the Swiss-Malaysian artist gathered elements that trigger emotion and explored the concept of cultural “in-betweenness.” This “third space” i...
2021-02-1924 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Mai-Thu Perret on Exploring the Chamaeleon Qualities of the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Reinventing tradition and questioning modernity is a creative signature for our latest guest, the multidisciplinary Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret whose sources of inspiration range from modernist art to literature, historical costume, the occult, and notions of community and utopia as seen through a...
2021-02-1221 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Mai-Thu Perret on Exploring the Chamaeleon Qualities of the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Reinventing tradition and questioning modernity is a creative signature for our latest guest, the multidisciplinary Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret whose sources of inspiration range from modernist art to literature, historical costume, the occult, and notions of community and utopia as seen through a...
2021-02-1221 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Claire Tabouret on Exploring Wearable Art with the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
In our latest episode, LA-based French painter Claire Tabouret discusses exploring a new territory of creation within the constraints of the bag’s frame through her captivating hallmark fusion of classical, romantic and hypermodern references. On the artist’s creations, a Degas-like dance scene is offset with faux...
2021-02-0529 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Claire Tabouret on Exploring Wearable Art with the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
In our latest episode, LA-based French painter Claire Tabouret discusses exploring a new territory of creation within the constraints of the bag’s frame through her captivating hallmark fusion of classical, romantic and hypermodern references. On the artist’s creations, a Degas-like dance scene is offset with faux...
2021-02-0529 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Bharti Kher on Adapting her Feminist, Bindi-Themed Universe to the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Today’s guest, Delhi-based feminist artist Bharti Kher, discusses the symbolism of the bindi, an emblem of the third eye and the common thread in her creative universe, and explains how she used this traditional Indian sign and its inherent codes, language and...
2021-01-2925 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Bahrti Kher on Adapting her Feminist, Bindi-Themed Universe to the Lady DiorWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Today’s guest, Delhi-based feminist artist Bharti Kher, discusses the symbolism of the bindi, an emblem of the third eye and the common thread in her creative universe, and explains how she used this traditional Indian sign and its inherent codes, language and...
2021-01-2925 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Recycle Group’s Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin Talk Hacking Reality for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“Hacking reality” is the motto of Recycle Group’s Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin, who in this episode discuss transposing the Lady Dior into the digital era.
The Russian artistic duo is known for deconstructing pillars of artistic culture, like a statue...
2021-01-2231 minDior Talks[Lady Art] Recycle Group’s Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin Talk Hacking Reality for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
“Hacking reality” is the motto of Recycle Group’s Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin, who in this episode discuss transposing the Lady Dior into the digital era.
The Russian artistic duo is known for deconstructing pillars of artistic culture, like a statue...
2021-01-2231 min
Dior Talks[Lady Art] Chris Soal on Combining the Haute and the Humble for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Sharing the mic in our latest episode is the artist Chris Soal, an emerging talent who was born in 1994, the year the Lady Dior was created. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he is known for amorphous wall sculptures made from recycled single-use it...
2021-01-1533 minDior Lady Art[Lady Art] Chris Soal on Combining the Haute and the Humble for Dior Lady ArtWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Sharing the mic in our latest episode is the artist Chris Soal, an emerging talent who was born in 1994, the year the Lady Dior was created. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, he is known for amorphous wall sculptures made from recycled single-use it...
2021-01-1533 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] Gisela Colon Talks Taking the Lady Dior to the MoonWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Joining us on the podcast today is Gisela Colon, whose creative universe and spark comes from tapping into different geographic locations, from Puerto Rico, where she grew up, to the Californian desert and the whirling metropolis of Los Angeles, her adopted hometown....
2021-01-0828 minDior Talks[Dior Lady Art] Gisela Colon Talks Taking the Lady Dior to the MoonWelcome to the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year’s event, ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Joining us on the podcast today is Gisela Colon, whose creative universe and spark comes from tapping into different geographic locations, from Puerto Rico, where she grew up, to the Californian desert and the whirling metropolis of Los Angeles, her adopted hometown....
2021-01-0828 min
Dior TalesThe kingdom of Christian DiorBetween sweet daydreams and childhood memories, Cordelia de Castellane reinvents the life of Christian Dior in this thrilling story for children, moving from his fairy-tale birth in the heart of a Norman forest to his dazzling Parisian ascent, imbued with grace and elegance, and his magical connection with flowers. In turn, his friends, Monsieur Lily of the Valley, Madame Rose and Oblique the Ladybird, playfully embody the different symbols and codes of the House. As if by magic, the Dior kingdom comes to life little by little, in a whirlwind of joy. Through stories and made-up anecdotes, the destiny...
2020-12-2108 min
Dior TalesLe royaume de Christian DiorEntre rêveries tendres et souvenirs d’enfance, Cordelia de Castellane réinvente, au gré d’une légende palpitante, la vie de Christian Dior, de sa naissance féerique au cœur d’une forêt normande à sa fulgurante ascension parisienne, empreinte de grâce et d’élégance, en passant par son lien magique avec les fleurs. Tour à tour, ses amis Monsieur le Muguet, Madame la Rose ou encore Oblique la coccinelle, incarnent avec légèreté les différents symboles et codes de la Maison. Comme par enchantement, le royaume Dior s’anime peu à peu, dans un tourbillon de joie. À tr...
2020-12-2107 min
Dior Talks[Dior Lady Art] Joël Andrianomearisoa on Materializing Emotion Through Art and Getting Lost in the Lady Dior Labyrinth“This bag is an emotion, Dior is an emotion for me,” says Joël Andrianomearisoa, the latest guest on the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman.
Delving into the concepts and processes behind his layered, tactile creations for the project, the Malagasy artist discusses the challenges of condensing his universe in the Lady Dior bag.
Entitled the Lady Dior Labyrinth, Joël’s reinterpretation of the iconic handbag is a direct continuation of his black paper series, notably an immersive work created for the...
2020-12-1830 minDior Lady Art[Lady Art] Joël Andrianomearisoa on Materializing Emotion Through Art and Getting Lost in the Lady Dior Labyrinth“This bag is an emotion, Dior is an emotion for me,” says Joël Andrianomearisoa, the latest guest on the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman.
Delving into the concepts and processes behind his layered, tactile creations for the project, the Malagasy artist discusses the challenges of condensing his universe in the Lady Dior bag.
Entitled the Lady Dior Labyrinth, Joël’s reinterpretation of the iconic handbag is a direct continuation of his black paper series, notably an immersive work created for the...
2020-12-1830 min
Dior Talks[Dior Lady Art] Judy Chicago Talks Metamorphosing the ‘Lady Dior’, Fashion as a Vehicle for Empowerment, and What She Keeps in Her HandbagWelcome to the first episode of the new Dior Talks series, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Our first guest is friend of the House, Judy Chicago, a founder of the American feminist art movement who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the House’s Spring-Summer 2020 haute couture show.
The multifaceted, Chicago-born artist...
2020-12-1130 minDior Lady Art[Lady Art] Judy Chicago Talks Metamorphosing the ‘Lady Dior’, Fashion as a Vehicle for Empowerment, and What She Keeps in Her HandbagWelcome to the first episode of the new Dior Talks series, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Our first guest is friend of the House, Judy Chicago, a founder of the American feminist art movement who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the House’s Spring-Summer 2020 haute couture show.
The multifaceted, Chicago-born artist...
2020-12-1130 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art] The New Dior Lady Art Dior Talks Podcast Series and the Legacy of the Lady DiorWelcome to the new series Dior Talks, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art.
In this introductory episode, we’re going back in time to share how the Lady Dior saga began, with a brief history of the icon. Before meeting this year’s artists, we invite you to (re)discover the legacy of the Lady Dior, the quintessence of the Dior spirit.
All icons have an extraordinary backstory, and the Lady Dior is no exception. A timeless icon and a celebration of multifaceted femininity, the Lady Dior is a constant in the Dior...
2020-12-0405 minDior Talks[Dior Lady Art] The New Dior Lady Art Dior Talks Podcast Series and the Legacy of the Lady DiorWelcome to the new series Dior Talks, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art.
In this introductory episode, we’re going back in time to share how the Lady Dior saga began, with a brief history of the icon. Before meeting this year’s artists, we invite you to (re)discover the legacy of the Lady Dior, the quintessence of the Dior spirit.
All icons have an extraordinary backstory, and the Lady Dior is no exception. A timeless icon and a celebration of multifaceted femininity, the Lady Dior is a constant in the Dior...
2020-12-0405 min
Dior Lady Art[Lady Art Teaser] Introducing the Dior Talks Dior Lady Art Podcast SeriesIn this teaser for the new Dior Talks series about the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art, host Katya Foreman introduces the ten contemporary artists and collectives who, in the weeks to come, will share their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior handbag, one of the most visible icons of the House of Dior.
Discover The Dior Lady Art 5th Edition : https://youtu.be/yv3B2gR48eU
2020-12-0401 min
Dior Talks[Lady Art Teaser] Introducing the Dior Talks Dior Lady Art Podcast SeriesIn this teaser for the new Dior Talks series about the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art, host Katya Foreman introduces the ten contemporary artists and collectives who, in the weeks to come, will share their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior handbag, one of the most visible icons of the House of Dior.
Discover The Dior Lady Art 5th Edition : https://youtu.be/yv3B2gR48eU
2020-12-0401 min
Dior Talks[Female gaze] Janette Beckman discusses her long career and how she brought her backstage aesthetic to the world of DiorWelcome to this third episode of the new Dior Talks series ‘The Female Gaze’. With the term developed in response to the writings of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey, this podcast series will explore how the work of the female photographers and creatives collaborating with Dior offers a radically new and progressive image of women.
In this episode, series host Charlotte Jansen, a British journalist and author, speaks with Janette Beckman, the London-born, New York-based documentary photographer who shot the autumn-winter 2019 campaign. Beckman’s remarkable career spans more than four decades, during which time she has photographed the roc...
2020-05-2930 min
Dior Talks[Female gaze] Maripol discusses her long and fascinating career in New York and her photographic collaborations with DiorWelcome to this second episode of the new Dior Talks series ‘The Female Gaze’. With the term developed in response to the writings of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey, this podcast series which explore how the work of the female photographers and creatives collaborating with Dior offers a radically new and progressive image of women.
In this episode, series host Charlotte Jansen, a British journalist and author, speaks with Maripol, an icon of 1980s culture in New York and an influential artist, filmmaker, designer and stylist. Maripol discusses her extraordinary career and her passions and influences from her c...
2020-05-2229 min
Dior Talks[Female gaze] Maria Grazia Chiuri discusses how she chose to work exclusively with women photographers and creatives at DiorWelcome to this first episode of the new Dior Talks series ‘The Female Gaze’. With the term developed in response to the writings of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey, this podcast series will explore how the work of the female photographers and creatives collaborating with Dior offers a radically new and progressive image of women.
In this episode, series host Charlotte Jansen, a British journalist and author, speaks with Maria Grazia Chiuri about how the Creative Director of Women’s collections has initiated a new dialogue around the perception of women by women in the 21st century.
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2020-05-1527 min
Dior Talks[Heritage] Faces and figures: cementing the fame of DiorIn this fourth and final episode of the illuminating podcast series “Mes Chéries: The Women of Christian Dior”, recorded at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Oriole Cullen, curator of Modern Textiles and Fashion, and Justine Picardie, fashion editor and biographer, discuss the outsize role played by the Dior models and clients and by the editors who propelled the founding couturier’s name around the world.
When Monsieur Dior showed his famous first collection in 1947, his couture house, like every other, had its own roster of exclusive models. They worked as fit models through out the year, an...
2020-05-1214 min
Dior Talks[Heritage] Stability and superstition: the women who guided Monsieur DiorIn this third episode of the enthralling podcast series “Mes Chéries: The Women of Christian Dior”, recorded at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Oriole Cullen, curator of Modern Textiles and Fashion, and Justine Picardie, fashion editor and biographer, talk about two more of the many important women in Monsieur Dior’s life: Suzanne Luling and Madame Delahaye.
Remaining faithful to several childhood friends from Granville, Monsieur Dior hired Suzanne Luling to take charge of sales and PR. She had long been a source of stability to him, and as his fame and responsibilities exponentially grew he relie...
2020-05-0710 min
Dior Talks[Heritage] Sense and sensation: the story of three distinctive Dior womenIn this second episode of the fascinating podcast series “Mes Chéries: The Women of Christian Dior”, recorded at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Oriole Cullen, curator of Modern Textiles and Fashion, and Justine Picardie, fashion editor and biographer, discuss three key women in Monsieur Dior’s life: Raymonde Zehnacker, Marguerite Carré and Mitzah Bricard.
As this series reveals, a number of women had an outsized effect on the life of the celebrated couturier and the course of his career. He had initially worked with Raymonde Zehnacker at the house of Lucien Lelong, and when he left to...
2020-04-3013 min
Dior Talks[Heritage] Discover the women who shaped the history of DiorIn this first, highly compelling episode of the podcast series “Mes Chéries: The Women of Christian Dior”, recorded at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Oriole Cullen, curator of Modern Textiles and Fashion, and Justine Picardie, fashion editor and biographer, discuss two of the most important and most influential women in Monsieur Dior’s life: his mother and his sister.
An embodiment of Belle Époque society, Madeleine Dior, the founding couturier’s mother, lived a charmed existence. The wife of a wealthy industrialist, she could afford to dress well and, for the first part of his childhood...
2020-04-2411 min