{"id":267060,"date":"2025-10-22T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/?p=267060"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T03:15:13","slug":"dior-women-rave-and-revel-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/dior-women-rave-and-revel-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Dior\u2019s poetic rebellion in our September ‘Rave & Revel’ issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the echo of postwar Paris to the pulse of the present, Dior has always been a house that knows how to revel.<\/p>\n

Maria Grazia Chiuri<\/a>, the first woman to hold the French luxury House\u2019s creative helm, continued her dialogue between past and present with garments that speak as much of liberation as they do of elegance. For the September issue of RUSSH<\/em>, Dior womenswear finds itself in a liminal space \u2013 where rave becomes reverie, and revelry a form of resistance.<\/p>\n

Christian Dior\u2019s name is etched in fashion mythology: his 1947 New Look redefined femininity in postwar Paris, sculpting silhouettes into symbols of hope. Decades later, the house\u2019s codes remain intact yet forever in flux, reshaped by Chiuri\u2019s modern gaze. Her vision, tender and defiant, champions women as both muses and makers, reclaiming fashion as a field of autonomy. She laces each collection with feminist undertones \u2013 embroidery as manifesto, tulle as armour, chiffon as declaration.<\/p>\n

And of course, there’s the Lady Dior bag<\/a> \u2013 first created in 1995 and christened by Princess Diana herself \u2013 which becomes the hero here, still, all of these years later, a symbol of grace and resilience. Its cannage stitching and architectural form embody the dualities that have always defined Dior: strength and softness, majesty and intimacy. Here, through Ellen Virgona\u2019s lens, the House icon takes on new life, suspended between rave light and quiet reflection, much like Diana\u2019s own legacy \u2013 timeless, unshaken, endlessly renewed.<\/p>\n

Model Louise Galan, swathed in Chiuri\u2019s tailoring and made up in Dior Beauty, embodies this generational shift: a woman untethered, moving between shadows and strobes, her silhouette sharp and her presence commanding.<\/p>\n

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Left (top to bottom): CHRISTIAN DIOR coat and bag. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR sweater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Left (top and bottom): CHRISTIAN DIOR dress, bra, briefs and necklace. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR coat, shirt, skirt and shoes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, briefs and shoes. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR coat, shoes, socks and bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, corset, shirt, shorts and shoes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Left (top): CHRISTIAN DIOR top, skirt and shoes; stylist\u2019s own socks. Left (bottom): CHRISTIAN DIOR bag. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket and bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Left: CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, top and shorts. Right: CHRISTIAN DIOR jacket, top, shorts and shoes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Experience the\u00a0Rave & Revel<\/em>\u00a0issue in its entirety this September, available on newsstands from Monday 8 September 2025, and\u00a0through our online shop<\/a>.\u00a0Find a stockist near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PHOTOGRAPHY Ellen Virgona <\/small><\/p>\n

FASHION Rachael Fair <\/small><\/p>\n

MODEL Louise Galan @ Premium Models <\/small><\/p>\n

HAIR AND MAKEUP Joel Phillips using Dior Beauty <\/small><\/p>\n

PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT Lachlan Ryan <\/small><\/p>\n

STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Ginevra Pesenti <\/small><\/p>\n

CASTING Bronte Molyneux\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n\n