We just attended the parade Dior Cruise 2023 in Seville and we have yet to recover from this Spanish dream that news is already coming in about a new iconic object created by the French Maison. It’s nothing but one Dior line dedicated to horticulturea gem that has little to do with fashion, understood as clothing, but is rightfully one of the must-have accessories of the season, whether you have a green thumb or not.
It is called Lucky Milly and is the brand’s first collection entirely dedicated to garden accessories. The design of Cordelia de Castellane is inspired by for precious Moments spent in the Granville rose garden at Christian Dior together with the mother, the line pays homage to pastoral childhood. So a delicate pattern of shamrocks decorates an apron, watering can, gloves, work tools and vases from the collection. Featuring a reproduction of Christian Dior’s signature, these elegant garden accessories are illuminated in a rich palette of greens, whites and ochers.
And if floral inspiration was already announced during the Dior Fall Winter 2022-23 menswear show, where there was no shortage of symbols that were at the heart of Christian Dior, from the rose to the lily of the valley, this time Kim Jones really put her hands in the soil. introducing special garden set signed personally by him. This garden set is available in two colors: beige or black. includes folding stool in grained cowhide, with curved lines inspired by the classic Dior Saddle bag. Two tools are added to the portable set: a hand rake for raking and leveling the soil, and a shovel for digging and transplanting. Both models are embellished with cowhide details and the Dior signature engraved on the end of the handle. And anyone who until now thought that gardening couldn’t be (even) chic, here is the proof that they were wrong.
Source: Elle