The atelier is both an instrument and a place of experimentation and is the emblem of the Christian Dior Spring 2022 Haute Couture collection, dreamed up by Maria Grazia Chiuri.

A symbol of the atelier’s original excellence, embroidery is not just a decorative detail. It gives fabric its structure, its architecture. The tights, a signature of the collection, derive their spectacular dimension from embroidery to establish a lively dialogue with different pieces.

These singular silhouettes are revealed in a decor punctuated by unique works, the fruit of the encounter between Maria Grazia Chiuri, the Indian artist couple Madhvi and Manu Parekh, the Chanakya Atelier and the Chanakya School of Craft.

Embroidery becomes a three-dimensional conceptual act that reinvents the atelier’s techniques and elemental excellence. The embroidery, which stands out from – and interacts with – the material, rendering it evanescent and prompting an interplay with the surrounding air, as seen in the contrasting of a long, all-over embroidered ecru skirt with a sheer silk organza shirt.

The tights, a signature of the collection, also derive their spectacular dimension from embroidery to establish a lively dialogue with different pieces, from a grisaille-bedecked grey suit to evening dresses that marry the finesse of embroidery with the lightness of tulle, through a series of draped leotards.

Elsewhere, cashmere coats embrace the silhouette and sleek capes in resplendent white conceal jacket-and-pant ensembles. Pleated skirts billow under structured coats, while the silver lamé jacquard fabrics of dresses highlight each movement of the body.

Go backstage with the attending stars as they walk us through their favorite looks.