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When the four-day haute couture week in Paris began on Monday, images of traditional embroidery and flower paintings went to Ukraine on the runway with Dior celebrities. I decorated the wall of the homage.
The set of Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofimenco was the starting point for designer Maria Grazia Chiuri. Dior said the embroidery-rich collection riffed Eastern European style, which is also a message of cultural dialogue and support.
Chiuri is a leitmotif of Trofimenco's art, the Tree of Life, a long, loose folk song gown, or a hard, trimmed ethnic embroidered with silk or cotton thread or yarn. It was derived by reminiscent of the roots and branches of the wind jacket. ..
Some information in this report is from Reuters, Agence France-Presse and The Associated Press.
