Popsugar Fashion Spring Fashion 2021 Dior Spring/Summer 2021 Fashion Show Review and Photos Dior Still Lacks Diversity and Instead Gives Us Tie-Dye and Balloon Sleeves in a Sombre Palette 30 September 2020 by Kara Kia Image Source: Dior I can't say I've ever been impressed by Dior's commodity feminism, but I am relieved that they tried something new for Spring/Summer 2021. Maria Grazia Chiuri's inspirations for the new collection were clear — looking at fashion through the eye of divine creation, with cuttings of poetry and images being sewn together like a stained-glass window in a cathedral — but the actual clothes told a different story. Dior's 2021 aesthetic is inspired by famed Italian artist Lucia Marcucci and authors such as Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag. The clothes have mixed bohemian paisley and floral prints, with patchworks of scarves, and lace accents featured on empire-waist maxi dresses, trousers, and co-ordinated sets. There were also Japanese and Indonesian inspirations seen in Kimono-inspired jackets and Mandarin collars. Although the palette of the collection doesn't strike us with divine inspiration, we did enjoy the more casual styles of tie-dye loungewear and on-trend balloon sleeves. Dior's clothing is always undeniably beautiful, but we would have liked to see more ethnic and size diversity on the catwalk and a colour palette that brought us a bit of joy in sombre times. Ahead, a look at the Dior Spring/Summer 2021 collection. Related: Maisie Williams and Reuben Selby Make Quite the Pair in Their Matching Fashion Week Outfits Image Source: Dior 1 / 87 Image Source: Dior 2 / 87 Image Source: Dior 3 / 87 Image Source: Dior 4 / 87 Image Source: Dior 5 / 87 Image Source: Dior 6 / 87 Image Source: Dior 7 / 87 Image Source: Dior 8 / 87 Image Source: Dior 9 / 87 Image Source: Dior 10 / 87 Image Source: Dior 11 / 87 Image Source: Dior 12 / 87 Image Source: Dior 13 / 87 Image Source: Dior 14 / 87 Image Source: Dior 15 / 87 Image Source: Dior 16 / 87 Image Source: Dior 17 / 87 Image Source: Dior 18 / 87 Image Source: Dior 19 / 87 Image Source: Dior 20 / 87 Image Source: Dior 21 / 87 Image Source: Dior 22 / 87 Image Source: Dior 23 / 87 Image Source: Dior 24 / 87 Image Source: Dior 25 / 87 Image Source: Dior 26 / 87 Image Source: Dior 27 / 87 Image Source: Dior 28 / 87 Image Source: Dior 29 / 87 Image Source: Dior 30 / 87 Image Source: Dior 31 / 87 Image Source: Dior 32 / 87 Image Source: Dior 33 / 87 Image Source: Dior 34 / 87 Image Source: Dior 35 / 87 Image Source: Dior 36 / 87 Image Source: Dior 37 / 87 Image Source: Dior 38 / 87 Image Source: Dior 39 / 87 Image Source: Dior 40 / 87 Image Source: Dior 41 / 87 Image Source: Dior 42 / 87 Image Source: Dior 43 / 87 Image Source: Dior 44 / 87 Image Source: Dior 45 / 87 Image Source: Dior 46 / 87 Image Source: Dior 47 / 87 Image Source: Dior 48 / 87 Image Source: Dior 49 / 87 Image Source: Dior 50 / 87 Image Source: Dior 51 / 87 Image Source: Dior 52 / 87 Image Source: Dior 53 / 87 Image Source: Dior 54 / 87 Image Source: Dior 55 / 87 Image Source: Dior 56 / 87 Image Source: Dior 57 / 87 Image Source: Dior 58 / 87 Image Source: Dior 59 / 87 Image Source: Dior 60 / 87 Image Source: Dior 61 / 87 Image Source: Dior 62 / 87 Image Source: Dior 63 / 87 Image Source: Dior 64 / 87 Image Source: Dior 65 / 87 Image Source: Dior 66 / 87 Image Source: Dior 67 / 87 Image Source: Dior 68 / 87 Image Source: Dior 69 / 87 Image Source: Dior 70 / 87 Image Source: Dior 71 / 87 Image Source: Dior 72 / 87 Image Source: Dior 73 / 87 Image Source: Dior 74 / 87 Image Source: Dior 75 / 87 Image Source: Dior 76 / 87 Image Source: Dior 77 / 87 Image Source: Dior 78 / 87 Image Source: Dior 79 / 87 Image Source: Dior 80 / 87 Image Source: Dior 81 / 87 Image Source: Dior 82 / 87 Image Source: Dior 83 / 87 Image Source: Dior 84 / 87 Image Source: Dior 85 / 87 Image Source: Dior 86 / 87 Image Source: Dior 87 / 87 Spring Fashion 2021CollectionsSpring FashionFashion NewsRunwayFashion WeekDiorParis Fashion WeekSpring