Last night, June 17th 2021, a unique fashion show took place in Athens, Greece. At the Panathenaic Stadium of Athens,  the world’s only marble stadium,  Maria Grazia Chiuri On Hosting Dior’s Cruise 2022 Collection,  found the most authentic stage to examine just why she loves this most original garment—the mother of all dresses—so much. She worked the peplos that opened the show like a parachute dress, sportifying it with drawstrings and drawing a contrast to the classic Hellenic dresses that closed the show.

As part of the exhaustive studies that underpin Dior shows like these, she toured sites from Knossos to Delphi in search of authentic approaches. She found her answer in the community collaborations that traditionally weave through her destination shows, inviting a string of local artisans to work on the collection. The tailor Aristeidis Tzonevraki created a Book Tote and a Bar Jacket using a unique method through which the items are structured by way of embroidery. The Soufli-based factory Silk Line interpreted Dior’s houndstooth in silk leggings and shorts using its signature jacquard loom. And Atelier Tsalavoutas Dior-ified caps worn by the fishermen of Hydra since the 19th century.

Maria Grazia Chiuri took us away, for the anticipated  Dior Cruise 2022 show,  staged at the incredible Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The ancient all-marble stadium has an illustrious history—built in 329 BC for the Panathenaic Games, which were held to honor the goddess Athena, it served as an Olympic venue in 1896 and 2004—but this was its first fashion show.

Everything was magical in Athens, Greece. Rising in the distance, the temples of the Acropolis, particularly the Parthenon, hold a special significance, as it was here, in 1951, that a visiting group of the House’s models posed for a series of photographs wearing couture designs by Monsieur Dior.

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“I Want To Emphasise The Beauty Of The Country”

Maria Grazia Chiuri On Hosting Dior’s Cruise 2022 Collection In Athens

This is the unique location for the unveiling of the Dior Cruise 2022 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the monumental and millennia old Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, the world’s only marble stadium.

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“Everybody thinks of Greece and Italy in terms of holidays… But our research was really big in terms of the history of Greece. We worked to show how important this time was, not least for the 20th century.”

Maria Grazia Chiuri

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Photos :  courtesy Christian Dior

By Georgia Papadon & team

This full moon was special because it was the moon’s closest approach to Earth since 1948, and it won’t get this close again until 2034. November’s full moon is also known as the “Beaver Moon,” when Native American tribes would set beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs, according to the Washington Post.

Let’s see some of the most impressive pictures of the Supermoon worlwide.

San Franscisco, California

Bay Bridge, San Franscisco

The astronomers call this sort of close full moon a perigee full moon. The word perigee describes the moon’s closest point to Earth for any given month. Five years ago – when the closest and largest full moon fell on March 19, 2011 – many began using the term supermoon, which we’d never heard before. In the following years, we heard this term again to describe the year’s closest full moon on May 6, 2012, and again on June 23, 2013, and again on August 10, 2014, and yet again on September 28, 2015.

Athens, Greece

The so-called supermoon appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter as it comes about 22,000 miles closer to the Earth than average, though to the casual observer, the increase appears slight.

Above the Greek Parliament, Athens

Now the term supermoon is being used a lot, and, personally, we approve! It’s a good descriptive term for the closest full moons, much easier to remember than perigee full moon.

Castle of Almodovar, Cordoba- Spain

Last month’s full moon – on October 16, 2016 – was also a supermoon.

London, England

New England

But this November full moon was even more super! In other words, the time of full moon fell even closer to the time of the moon’s closest point to Earth.

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Looking further into the future, the perigee full moon will come closer than 356,500 kilometers for the first time in the 21st century (2001-2100) on November 25, 2034 (356,446 km). The closest full moon of the 21st century will fall on December 6, 2052 (356,425 km).

New York

Manhattan Bridge, NY

Manhattan, New York

Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 14, 2016

Chicago , Illinois

Madrid, Spain

A man stands on a balcony of a building  as the moon rises in background, on November 13, 2016

The moon rises behind the Opera House on November 14, 2016, in Sydney, Australia.

Grant Palace, Bankok

Victoria Harbour , Hong Kong

Philadelphia Skyline

The CN tower,  Toronto

Lincoln Memorial, Washington

Fremantle War Memorial at Monument Hill, Australia

PENA Palace, Lisbon

An American Airlines passenger plane passes in front of the moon, as seen from Whittier, California, on November 13, 2016

Amalfi Coast, Italy

Patras , Peloponnese Greece

Redondo Beach, California

For the moon to come closer than 356,400 kilometers (221,457 miles) is quite a feat. In fact, this won’t happen at all in the 21st century (2001-2100) or the 22nd century (2101-2200). The last time the full moon perigee swung this close to Earth was on January 14, 1930 (356,397 km), and the next time won’t be till January 1, 2257 (356,371 km).

Dubai, Burj Khalifa

I hope you enjoyed the great phenomenon…!

So, it was welcome news that we’d have the brightest moon in 69 years on display Sunday night and Monday morning.

If only.