that’s what platforms are for. And Dior’s are special, with the cantilevered heel that Roger Vivier first designed for the house in 1953.
This is important because Vivier was a proper shoe designer who knew about proportions and balance, and the models wearing these shoes looked rock solid.
There is nothing empowering about a shoe that leaves you splat on your face. “I never thought about fashion making you feel powerful before,” says Chiuri. “When I was a teenager in the 1970s, fashion was about freedom.
I think one of the reasons Gen Z say they’re anti fashion is because for them it represents power and the establishment, but I want to show that power can be a positive force.” The front row had its share of powerful female figures; Emma Radacanu, Rosamund Pike, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and boxer Ramla Ali.
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