Dior goes back to the 1950s as Paris fashion week opens

Fashion house upturns decade's retrograde image with aesthetic of French muses The 1950s were much cooler than you think. That was the message as Paris fashion week opened with a Dior show that upturned that decade's retrograde image. Instead of pastel sweaters and milkshakes, this was the aesthetic of Juliette Gréco and the cafe society of Paris's Rive Gauche (left bank) - strong black coffee, and little black dresses to match. The designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri, set out to reclaim the 1950s fo...