The 1950 Dior Look That Inspired Maria Grazia Chiuri's Pleated Couture Gown

Earlier this week, Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri transformed the Musée Rodin into an enchanted forest where models stepped through moss in "wearable" couture. After the sensible Bar jackets and evening coats came the dresses in quilted satin or sun, moon, and star embroidery, plus a few particularly lovely gowns in airy pleated tulle. Look 56 resembles an inverted rose with layers upon layers of weightless blush petals; here, Chiuri and her team share exclusive photos of the dress in progress, plu...