Haute couture designers turn to arthouse filmmakers for online fashion week

As the pandemic grinds on, fashion houses (Dior pictured here) are trying their best to evoke the glitz and glamour of live fashion events with spectacular fashion films. Photo: Reuters

With the pandemic forcing Paris Fashion Week online, haute couture designers have turned to celebrated arthouse filmmakers to give a little spectacle to their presentations, even if some admit a growing desperation to return to live shows.

In these uncertain times, the fashion world needs a touch of magic more than ever and Dior drafted in Italian director Matteo Garrone for their latest collection inspired by tarot cards.