Maria Grazia Chiuri Instagram – The enigma of checkered fabrics has followed Isabella Ducrot for a long time and has become the canvas for this show. Starting from an old Simone Martini panel painting, checked fabrics repeatedly caught her eye, highlighting their presence in everyday life and absence in the public sphere. Tablecloths, aprons, blankets for schools, in hospitals, in kitchens; until it became increasingly clear to her that the history of checkered patterns had to do with women, with a hidden female voice that was not being represented. I was incredibly happy to be able to collaborate with Isabella for the @dior Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture collection. I first came across Isabella Ducrot through Patrizia Cavalli’s poem, narrating Isabella’s fascination with the checkered pattern as the expression of the relationship between the warp and the plot.