Maria Grazia Chiuri is leaving the French fashion house Dior. Since 2016, she has been the creative director of women’s haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessories collections.
This was reported by Vogue.
“I am grateful to Mr. Arnault for his trust in me and Delphine for her support. I am especially grateful to my teams and ateliers. Their talent and craftsmanship have allowed me to realize my vision of conscious women’s fashion in close dialogue with several generations of artists. We have created a significant chapter of which I am immensely proud,” commented Chiuri.
She began her career in 1989 at Fendi as a handbag designer and moved to Valentino in 1999 to design accessories. In 2016, Maria Curie was already invited to Dior, where she became the first female designer of the house since its founding in 1947.
Inspired by fencing, her debut collection for spring/summer 2017 featured T-shirts with the slogan “We should all be feminists.” This message became crucial for the designer’s future work, focusing on female power.
In her free time, Chiuri was engaged in a personal project: restoring the historic theater in Rome, Teatro della Cometa.
As Vogue Runway writes, the Dior Resort 2026 collection show, which took place on May 27, was “a heartfelt ode to Rome,” the designer’s hometown. It was her last show at the fashion house, where she spent nine years. It is not yet known who will succeed Chiuri.