Schön! 3 | traces of dior

In a discreet courtyard in the centre of Paris, behind closed doors and under the eye of a watchful guardian, a small team of conservation specialists work diligently on preserving the archives of one of Paris’ most prestigious fashion houses. On a crisp winter morning, Perrine Scherrer, Director of Dior Heritage, welcomes Schön! alive into the climate-controlled rooms, with walls clad in discreet grey boxes, clothing bags and carefully presented accessories. We step into the safe, where Scherrer reveals some prized pieces designed by Christian Dior himself, the remnants of his ultimately short tenure as creative director of his house, between 1947 and 1957: intricate embroideries, minute pieces of jewellery, perfume bottle designs, as well as hats that could have stepped straight out of a period drama. “When you’re speaking of archives, it’s tricky to be completely future-oriented,” Scherrer tells us. “It is now, in the present, that we’re keeping what will be the basis for tomorrow. It’s this vision that I have for the future of Dior Heritage: to leave a trace.” The archives at Dior were established relatively late, on the occasion of the house’s 30-year retrospective in 1987. The ‘Hommage à Christian Dior’ exhibition held at the... Read more » The post Schön! 3 | traces of dior appeared first on Schön! Magazine.