In snatches of street scenes, models Saskia de Brauw, Karen Elson, and Amber Valletta flit through crowds and scaffolding, are reflected in building façades, and draped in haute couture, from pieces hand-sewn by Christian Dior to more recent designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Amid the frenzy of Times Square, Alek Wek glows in the immaculate 1947 Bar suit, the storied ensemble that launched the House of Dior.

Seventy years of Dior history projected against the effervescence of Times Square, New York: this was the concept behind LINDBERGH’s project, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which Dior, in an unusual move, allowed an unprecedented number of priceless garments to be taken from its vaults in Paris and shipped across the Atlantic. The New York Archives', was an original cocreation that was close to the artist’s heart-and to ours. Throughout his career, the photographer was one of the house’s closest collaborators. 'Peter LINDBERGH photographed Dior’s most exceptional muses, Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron among them, and signed campaigns for Lady Dior and J'Adore with his inimitable style. The streets of New York embody the most contrasting background to reveal unforeseen emotions.” (© Peter LINDBERGH, 2019) “While haute couture is closely linked with an idea of perfection and the mastery of every last detail, I wanted to transport 70 years of DIOR creations to an unexpected place.

Peter Lindbergh by Martin Harrison