![]() ![]() ![]() This time around, Grazia Chiuri was inspired by art scholar Linda Nochlin, who penned an essay titled: Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?In the piece-which was provided to each and every attendee at the Dior show-Nochlin brought up quite a few questions, not just about the lack of female creatives (“The fact of the matter is that there have been no supremely great women artists, as far as we know, although there have been many interesting and very good ones who remain insufficiently investigated or appreciated…”), but the need to be defensive upon the answer of the question (“The feminist’s first reaction is to swallow the bait, hook, line and sinker, and to attempt to answer the question as it is put: that is, to dig up examples of worthy or insufficiently appreciated women artists throughout history…”).ĭior’s take on modern feminist design. Those shirts ended up with price tags of $710, but proceeds from their sales went to benefit Rihanna’s charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation. ![]() ![]() But then again, Dior’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri made a major statement last September with t-shirts that read, “We should all be feminists.” That famous line was pulled from the book (and TedTalk) of the same title, from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. ![]()
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