A lone, barefoot model perched atop a swing set the theatrical tone for the five-part, 25-minute-long Dior Autumn/Winter 2025 show at the Tuileries garden in Paris on March 4. In a white shirt—replete with cascading frills and translucent sleeves—the model soon disappeared and a bellowing male voice filled the arena-style runway. “Once upon a time,” he said, cuing the beginning of another fascinating tale reimagined through the eyes of Dior’s deft creative director Maria…

