Dior Exhibit Opens at the Brooklyn Museum with Cocktails and Couture

Why should the Metropolitan Museum of Art have all the fashion fun? On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Museum and Dior held a sparkling cocktail party to fête the opening of the new retrospective, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams.

Guests — including Yara Shahidi, Lorde, and Anna Wintour — took a break from fashion week to get a first look at the exhibit (it officially opens Friday), while sipping cocktails and listening to music by DJ Kittens.

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams traces the history of the house, from its eponymous founder to it’s current artistic director, Maria Grazia Chiuri. The exhibit features over 200 haute couture pieces — including the iconic “New Look” from 1947 — as well as a host of archival sketches, photographs, and more.

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams opens September 10 at the Brooklyn Museum, and runs through February 20, 2022. Tickets are available online now.