PHOTOS | Paris Fashion Week 2020: Dior kicks off fashion week with Gothic-style decor, live choir, masks amid coronavirus

Christian Dior kicked off Paris Fashion Week in earnest on Tuesday with a socially-distanced runway show as models paraded around an art installation recalling Gothic-style stained-glass windows to a live choir performance. At Dior, guests wore face masks and were given temperature checks, with crowds limited to 300 rather than the 800 to 1,000 the label, owned by LVMH, would normally invite.

Updated on: Sep 30, 2020 3:03 PM IST

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A model presents a creation by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 29, 2020. (REUTERS)

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A creation by Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear collection is seen on a model at Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 29, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Close-up of a model’s face as she presents a creation by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 29, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Models presented creations by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 29, 2020, against Gothic-style stained glass and a live choir . (REUTERS)

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Fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri greets the audience after Dior's Women Spring Summer 2021 ready-to-wear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, on September 29, 2020. (AFP)