A tarot card comes to life. Masculine and feminine energies meet. A clown-like character laughs as a flurry of ruffled skirts and Renaissance-inspired dresses float by to a score of enchanting orchestral music. The Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2021 launch video integrates fashion into a world of whimsy. The artistry of film, music, makeup, and fashion are held together by magic and myth. It’s a stunning work, a display of the highest order of competence and creativity. The concept harks back to the Renaissance high age of patronage, just as Marcel Boussac, a wealthy horse breeder, textile manufacturer, and media baron, provided Christian Dior with the financial backing and network of support required to start a fashion house. In 1946, Dior was born. As the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes said, wealth is power. But the Scottish economist Adam Smith reminded us that it’s not so much power as the …