From historic tartan to royal legacies, the film Dior in Scotland pays homage to Scotland's rich traditions and documents the creation of the2025 Cruise Collection in the Highlands. The film outlines the interplay between fashion and the Scottish culture and landscape that creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri explores in her work for theallowed to flow in.
The documentary offers a behind-the-scenes insight into Chiuri's creative process: from her visits to the Dior archives in Paris, where she drew her first inspiration, to Scotland's raw and wild nature, where she discovered the country's tradition and artistry - both of which are still central to Scottish culture today - linked together. For the design process, Chiuri delves into the production of Scotland's traditional garments and the work of the respective labels, from Harris Tweed Hebrides and Johnstons of Elgin to Samantha McCoach and her grandmother, the founders of the brand Le Kilt. She meets unique craftsmen who have perfected the skills they have learned using traditional methods. The Cruise 2025 collection combines Scotland's textile heritage by initiating a number of collaborations. And thereby strengthens the connection that Monsieur Dior once established with the country.
The film is also accompanied by feminist historian Clare Hunter and her essay “Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power.” The essay shows Queen Mary as a woman who used the art of embroidery as an active form of self-representation and exercise of power. And in doing so, she asks the question of how women in patriarchal societies can find alternative ways to bring their voices and messages into history.
