Israeli Choreographer Sharon Eyal and members of her dance company opened the presentation with a conceptual dance piece as rose petals fell from the ceiling. As told to Vogue Italia, “I decided to make a collection with this inspiration, and it has been nice to see dance from this different point of view with a collaboration. It is sometimes important to collaborate with an artist who can give you another point of view about your job,” said Chiuri. “Sharon was fascinated by the craft and the lightness of Dior, so we decided together to build this collection as a performance. That is not so easy, because for fashion you need to show the dress and you need light and space.” Pietro Beccari, Dior's CEO, explained this new vision. “I think today the show is more and more not just a display of clothes – you want it to create emotion,” the executive said. “Maria Grazia and I love this. We are Italian, full of emotions. I want people to stand up, saying first, ‘Fantastic clothes!’ but also, ‘I got something out of it.’” Selena Forrest, Sora Choi, Zoe Thaets, Nora Attal, Lineisy Montero, Felice Noordhoff, Lara Mullen, and Adwoa Aboah walked in the show. The audience of 2,000 guests included Camille Rowe, Shailene Woodley, Blake Lively, Olivia Cooke, Dree Hemingway, Jeanne Damas, and Angelababy. The Christian Dior Ready-to-Wear Fall 2019 Runway Show was presented on February 26, 2019 in a box behind the Musee Rodin. Creative Director, Maria Grazia Chiuri invited Italian concept artist and activist, Tomaso Binga to read an Italian poem about feminine victory over patriarchy. Messages of female empowerment endured with the show’s opening look, a “Sisterhood is Global” t-shirt paired with a grey skirt and corset belt. Inspired by the British subcultures of the Fifties and Ken Russell’s “Photographs of British Teddy Girls,” with a nod to the new Dior exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Silhouttes included velvet drain-pipe pants, sheer princess skirts, Edwardian jackets, rompers, bustiers, and boy shorts accented by sequins, jacquards, three-dimensional flowers, and fringe.