The five foliate tiaras that closed the Dior Autumn-Winter 2023-2024 by Maria Grazia Chiuri show were an evocation of Catherine Dior, the founding couturier’s courageous plantswoman sister. Here, Nathalie Seiller Dejean talks through the delicate savoir-faire that transforms the most humble of materials – straw and bamboo sheath stalk – into these exquisitely ethereal headpieces.
Photo credit for the savoir-faire imagery: ©Sophie Carre / Nathalie Seiller Dejean
