Dior womenswear chief designer Maria Grazia Chiuri gave little clue about her future Tuesday as she presented what could be her last collection at Paris

The Paris Fashion Week runway drew inspiration from Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, a timeless story of transformation and fluidity. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Maria Grazia Chiuri's time-traveling collection was inspired by Virginia Woolf's androgynous character "Orlando."

Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri presented multiple nods to the past, including putting her spin on the beloved J’adore Dior T-shirt.

The lightning in Bob Wilson’s scénographie enhanced the strength of each girl’s features,” said Philips, the creative and image director of Christian Dior makeup, of being inspired to keep things clean with a reverse eyeliner trick for moody drama.

Dior’s show is always one of the most anticipated during Paris Fashion Week, both for the new collection that Maria Grazia Chiuri presents and for the looks (and bags) worn to the show.

The Dior Fall 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week revisited the Galliano J'adore Dior logo t-shirt and also featured Orlando ruffs and a giant Pterodactyl.

Tectonic shifts, evolution, and reflection–Maria Grazia Chiuri explored all three in her emotional Christian Dior Fall 2025 collection. Put the meteors and flying pterodactyl aside (more on that later),

For Dior FW25, Maria Grazia Chiuri presented an unravelling metamorphosis inspired by House codes and Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando'.