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Deva Lee

Bringing the best of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest work to Tokyo, Dior hosted a fashion show at the launch of their new store in Ginza Six, the biggest mall in Japan, which opened April 17.
Chiuri’s first haute couture collection for Dior was boxed and shipped to Tokyo, along with Kris Van Assche’s autumn-winter 2017 collection for Dior Homme – plus a capsule collection of ready-to-wear and accessories designed by Chiuri for the event.
The collection – which could have stocked the wardrobe for A Midsummer Night’s Dream – appeared even more ethereal amid gusts of wind in Ginza Six’s rooftop gardens.

But the best shots of the show were taken backstage, where photographers Franck Robichon and Toru Hanai captured models at their most vulnerable and artists in their element.
Turns out models do eat macaroons.









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Backstage at Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

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epa05915124 British model Ruth Bell (front) and other models present creations from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915157 A model before the presentation of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

Backstage at Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: EPA/Franck Robichon

Models protect themselves from strong winds before Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: EPA/Franck Robichon

Models eat backstage at Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

A model adjusts her net face veil before Backstage at Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: EPA/Franck Robichon

Models pose before Backstage at Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture show at Ginza Six. Photo: EPA/Franck Robichon

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Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex in Tokyo. Photo: EPA

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epa05915095 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915092 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915097 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915134 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915135 Models present creations from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

A model displays a creation from the Christian Dior spring/summer 2017 haute couture collection to celebrate Dior's new shop at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA

epa05915094 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915125 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915114 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

epa05915098 A model presents a creation from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2017. Ginza Six will host more than 240 stores. The new Dior store will have its facade on Ginza's main shopping street. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex in Tokyo. Photo: REUTERS

Christian Dior’s spring-summer 2017 haute couture collection by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri on the rooftop garden of the Ginza Six new retail complex in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

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Backstage at Dior’s Tokyo show, models turn to macaroons and mobile phones

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House of Dior Ginza’s opening showcases the magic onstage – and off – that brings Maria Grazia Chiuri’s haute couture collection to life