Latest Developments in Ukraine: July 5

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12:01 a.m.: Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris’ four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday, The Associated Press reported.

The set, from Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofymenko, was the starting point for designer Maria Grazia Chiuri. Dior said the embroidery-rich collection riffed on Eastern European styles that was also a message of cultural dialogue and support.

Chiuri channeled the “tree of life,” the leitmotif in Trofymenko’s art, by evoking roots and branches in long, loose folksy gowns, or in stiff, cropped ethnic-looking jackets embroidered in silks and cotton threads and yarn.

Some information in this report came from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and The Associated Press.



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