For the Dior spring-summer 2023 haute couture défilé, the Chanakya ateliers and the Chanakya School of Craft embroidered with sequins and diamante the giant portraits of outstanding female figures that occupy the show’s decor. At the convergence of contemporary art and couture, the scintillating ornamentation creates an entrancing interplay of texture and light.

Giant portraits of a series of exceptional public figures – elaborated with embroidery conceived by the Chanakya Ateliers and Chanakya School of Craft on a printed textile base // on printed textile – take over the show’s setting. They are a heterogeneous, eclectic group – a source of inspiration on all continents – who have queried the status quo and achieved incredible feats.

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