This past week, Maria Grazia Chiuri and the House of Dior took over the Brooklyn Museum for a star-studded celebration of the relationship between Paris and New York. With nods to France’s famous gift to the United States — the Statue of Liberty, and a key figure who represented a bridge between the two cities — Marlene Dietrich, the Fall 2024 collection embodied a sense of freedom and possibility. Photographer Christopher Nowak took Wonderland backstage to see how the magic was made.

Take a look…