15/06/2017
Open letter to Maria Grazia Chiuri, the artistic director of Dior. Please share.
Dear Maria Grazia Chiuri,
Paris, France, and the House of Dior have always been an inspiration to our community. We're glad to have inspired you too, but saddened that you didn't mention us in the description of the Dior Pre Fall 2017 collection. Three of the fabulous outfits in this collection originate directly from Romanian culture and spirituality: a vest (cojoc binşenesc) from Bihor (in Northwestern Romania), another type of vest (bundiță) from Bucovina (in Northeastern Romania), as well as a coat from Bihor. We ask you to please correct this omission, and to give credit to the Romanian artisans who have, from generation to generation, created and passed on these authentic collective works of art. Through these creations they have communicated their identity, their story, and their vision of the
world, for centuries.
In exchange for using their traditional cultural expressions and traditional knowledge for commercial purposes, we ask you to fairly compensate the local community of artisans.
Thank you,
La Blouse Roumaine community
Photos:
1. Christian Dior Pre Fall 2017
2. Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, Cluj, Romania
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