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    HAUTE CRAFT

    Jul 07, 2022 4 minutes

    For her spring haute couture show, Dior’s Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri lined the runway with 22 richly embroidered tapestries that highlighted subjects such as the Hindu goddess Kali radiating divine feminine shakti energy. Haute couture is the ultimate celebration of handcraft and French savoir faire, but Chiuri looked farther afield than Parisian ateliers for this spectacular display of artistry, with tapestries that took between 500 and 2,800 hours each to complete, collaborating with artist couple Madhvi and Manu Parekh as well as the Chanakya School of Craft in Mumbai.

    During her time at Dior, Chiuri has made a concerted effort to showcase the creative work of women. The craftspeople of Chanakya—which trains local women in more than 300 embroidery techniques—recreated some

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