In Pictures: Dior Cruise Collection 2019

The conversation about women’s empowerment has been getting more and more prominent in recent years, and haute couture did not take long to join it. While Chanel may be credited with the most open defense of feminism by turning its fashion show into an actual feminist protest in 2014, picket signs included, many have raised their eyebrows as the brand’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld, is known for his rather controversial remarks. Recently, he opposed the #metoo movement, saying he doesn't "believe a single word of it" and adding: “if you don’t want your pants pulled about, don’t become a model”. Which is why Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first female designer of Christian Dior, comes therefore as a more suitable spokesperson for women’s empowerment in the fashion world. Appointed in 2016, all her collections to date have celebrated strong, independent women. Dior’s Cruise Collection for Spring/Summer 2019, showcased this week at a horse riding course in Chantilly, France, was no different.