The House of Dior reaffirms its unconditional love for art, and photography in particular, by supporting Graciela Iturbide at the 13th edition of the emblematic INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY festival held in Kyoto every April. Kyoto, A place of endless possibilities, is also home to the Dior Fall 2025 show. by marie Épineuil.
At the Kyoto City Museum of Art Annex, photographs by the Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, situated between documentary and a poetic gaze, speak for themselves. As she often notes, “I photograph what I am.” For Dior, supporting the artist at Kyotographie was self-evident. Firstly, because photography has always been part of the House’s history: on February 12th, 1947, in the living room of 30 Avenue Montaigne, Pat English immortalized Christian Dior’s very first show for Life magazine. Dior style has continued to inspire every generation of photographers since, and notably some of the greatest… Next, because Maria Grazia Chiuri has often celebrated Mexican culture, notably with the Dior cruise 2024 show, imbued with the spirit of strong women like Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. An essential collection that Graciela Iturbide captured for Vogue México. |