On the second day of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025, Dior presented an athletic-inspired runway show. A star-studded audience gathered at the Rodin Museum, including Jisoo and Aya Nakamura (who dazzled at the Olympic Opening Ceremony in a Dior creation), as Maria Grazia Chiuri revealed her Spring/Summer 2025 collection for the French fashion house. The ready-to-wear designs combined couture details with a distinctly sporty aesthetic, which is not entirely foreign to Dior 's history.
Monsieur Dior often saw his mother dressed as an equestrian, an influence that led to the creation of the iconic Amazone silhouette from the Fall/Winter 1951-1952 collection—reinterpreted by Maria Grazia Chiuri in this latest collection. Sports: The path to women's emancipation and the essence of the House of Dior In 1947, Dior unveiled the first sportswear pieces in its collections, showcasing tailored suits made from technical fabrics, thoughtfully designed swimsuits, and ski outfits. Fashion no longer constrained women but liberated them.
In 1962, Marc Bohan launched Dior Sport - Designed by Christian Dior (in Elsatiss fabric), a line of sportswear silhouettes that coincided with the debut of the first Christian Dior boutiques, which played a key role in democratizing fashion by offering women a free and dynamic wardrobe designed with their liberation in mind. SSAGG Napoli was the star of the Dior Spring/Summer 2025 runway show This collection was a logical progression, given that the House of Dior had already celebrated sports with its Fall/Winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection and throughout the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, collaborating with inspiring female athletes like para-cyclist Marie Patouillet , wheelchair tennis player Pauline Déroulède , and gymnast Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos . Sports are, above all, a platform for women's emancipation, a cause closely associated with Maria Grazia Chiuri ’s feminist commitments.
To perfectly embody this idea, the artistic director invited Sofia Ginevra Giannì , also known as SAGG Napoli , a multidisciplinary Neapolitan artist. “I took up archery at a time when I felt my mental health wavering,” she explained to Vogue Italia . Artist SAGG Napoli performed throughout the Spring/Summer 2025 runway show, positioned at the center of the set, which was framed by the phrase, " May the building of a strong mind and a strong body be the greatest work I have ever made .
" From the very first look, the style was unmistakable: alluringly assertive silhouettes crafted from technical fabrics designed to fit like a second skin in black and white tones, lending a graphic and timeless dimension. Hybrid footwear envisioned for a fast-paced lifestyle featured boots crafted from unexpected materials and knee-high sneakers. For this Spring/Summer 2025 ready-to-wear collection, Dior moved beyond its classical aesthetic.
The ensembles were contemporary, almost futuristic, with the Miss Dior logo subtly elongated. Dior embraced a play of contrasts, balancing black and white, strength and softness, pairing the delicacy of a white shirt with the robustness of a black skirt, all punctuated by scintillating embroidery, serving as an enduring testament to the impeccable craftsmanship of the Dior ateliers. Translated by Nafiseh Soolari More on fashion on Vogue.
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